Imaging method using deposition of dots of plastic to form a relief image
US5990918A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB44C1/1716
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of forming an image comprises depositing pixels or dots of a plastic material of different thickness or texture on a surface so as to form a relief or textured image in the surface. The plastic material can be transferred to the surface by thermal transfer from a carrier film.
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