Method and apparatus for making a design and/or sign on glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic articles
US6300030A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03C2218/335
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The method of making a design and/or sign on glass, glass-ceramic and ceramic articles using a transfer agent includes providing a band-shaped carrier coated with a transfer agent; periodically advancing the band-shaped carrier coated with the transfer agent past a printing station; periodically printing the design and/or sign to be applied on the transfer-agent-coated band-shaped carrier with a heat-resistant toner to form respective printed toner images in succession on the band-shaped carrier in the printing station and registering reliably and periodically transferring the respective printed toner images to corresponding glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic articles by releasing the transfer agent from the band-shaped carrier.
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