Goods & Services

wholesale distribution and resale of products for use in sublimation printing, heat press and heat transfer printing, and large format printing; wholesale distribution and resale of printers, equipment, parts, ink, papers, substrates, tools, accessories, and supplies for use in sublimation printing, heat press and heat transfer printing, large format printing, and other customizable printing applications; wholesale distribution services featuring printable blank products and related accessories and supplies for use by others in creation of customizable printed merchandise

Goods & Services

sublimation print paper acrylic blanks for sublimation printing; substrates made primarily of acrylic materials for use in sublimation printing glass and ceramic blanks for sublimation printing; substrates made primarily of glass and ceramic materials for use in sublimation printing

Abstract

It is the object of the present invention to provide a new polymer coating for low temperature plastics and plastic foams that allows for the application of disperse dyes in a sublimation process that preserves the original properties of the underlying plastic substrate. The composition includes an optically clear synthetic organic polymer base holding two layers, a first reflective layer supported by the low temperature plastic substrate that includes IR radiation reflecting additives, and a second layer supported by the first layer having light scattering particulate additives. The disperse dyes utilized in the invention may include additives to absorb IR radiation provided by an external IR source positioned above the disperse dyes causing the dyes to sublimate and diffuse quickly into the light scattering layer. The combination of these layers allows for diffusion of the disperse dye ink into the light scattering layer while protecting the low temperature plastic below.

IPC Classes  ?

• B41M 5/382 - Contact transfer or sublimation processes
• B41M 5/035 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of design
• B41M 1/30 - Printing on other surfaces than ordinary paper on organic plastics, horn, or like materials
• B41M 5/165 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein using pressure to make a masked colour visible, e.g. to make a coloured support visible, to create an opaque or transparent pattern, or to form colour by uniting colour-forming components characterised by the use of microcapsulesSpecial solvents for incorporating the ingredients
• B41M 5/00 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein
• C08J 5/00 - Manufacture of articles or shaped materials containing macromolecular substances
• B41M 5/52 - Macromolecular coatings
• B41M 5/42 - Intermediate or covering layers

Abstract

It is the object of the present invention to provide a new polymer coating for low temperature plastics and plastic foams that allows for the application of disperse dyes in a sublimation process that preserves the original properties of the underlying plastic substrate. The composition includes an optically clear synthetic organic polymer base holding two layers, a first reflective layer supported by the low temperature plastic substrate that includes IR radiation reflecting additives, and a second layer supported by the first layer having light scattering particulate additives. The disperse dyes utilized in the invention may include additives to absorb IR radiation provided by an external IR source positioned above the disperse dyes causing the dyes to sublimate and diffuse quickly into the light scattering layer. The combination of these layers allows for diffusion of the disperse dye ink into the light scattering layer while protecting the low temperature plastic below.

IPC Classes  ?

• B41M 5/382 - Contact transfer or sublimation processes
• B41M 5/035 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of design
• B41M 1/30 - Printing on other surfaces than ordinary paper on organic plastics, horn, or like materials
• B41M 5/165 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein using pressure to make a masked colour visible, e.g. to make a coloured support visible, to create an opaque or transparent pattern, or to form colour by uniting colour-forming components characterised by the use of microcapsulesSpecial solvents for incorporating the ingredients
• B41M 5/00 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein
• C08J 5/00 - Manufacture of articles or shaped materials containing macromolecular substances
• B41M 5/52 - Macromolecular coatings
• B41M 5/42 - Intermediate or covering layers

Abstract

A curved acrylic photographic article and process for making same comprising of an optically clear acrylic layer and an adjacent synthetic organic polymer containing both light scattering particulate and diffused disperse dyes. The layered article being thermodynamically formed into a curved or other shape immediately subsequent to receiving a graphic decoration by dye diffusion thermal transfer.

IPC Classes  ?

• B41M 5/03 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by pressure
• B41M 5/035 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of design
• D06P 5/28 - Heat transfer printing using subliming dyes
• B41M 5/52 - Macromolecular coatings
• D06P 3/26 - PolyamidesPolyurethanes using dispersed dyestuffs
• B29C 51/00 - Shaping by thermoforming, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawingApparatus therefor

Abstract

It is the object of the present invention to provide a new polymer coating for low temperature plastics and plastic foams that allows for the application of disperse dyes in a sublimation process that preserves the original properties of the underlying plastic substrate. The composition includes an optically clear synthetic organic polymer base holding two layers, a first reflective layer supported by the low temperature plastic substrate that includes IR radiation reflecting additives, and a second layer supported by the first layer having light scattering particulate additives. The disperse dyes utilized in the invention may include additives to absorb IR radiation provided by an external IR source positioned above the disperse dyes causing the dyes to sublimate and diffuse quickly into the light scattering layer. The combination of these layers allows for diffusion of the disperse dye ink into the light scattering layer while protecting the low temperature plastic below.

IPC Classes  ?

• B41M 5/382 - Contact transfer or sublimation processes
• B41M 5/035 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of design
• B41M 1/30 - Printing on other surfaces than ordinary paper on organic plastics, horn, or like materials
• B41M 5/165 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein using pressure to make a masked colour visible, e.g. to make a coloured support visible, to create an opaque or transparent pattern, or to form colour by uniting colour-forming components characterised by the use of microcapsulesSpecial solvents for incorporating the ingredients
• B41M 5/00 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein
• C08J 5/00 - Manufacture of articles or shaped materials containing macromolecular substances
• B41M 5/52 - Macromolecular coatings
• B41M 5/42 - Intermediate or covering layers

Abstract

A curved acrylic photographic article and a process for the making same comprising an optically clear acrylic layer and an adjacent synthetic organic polymer containing both light scattering particulates and diffused disperse dyes are described. The layered article being thermodynamically formed into a curved or other shape immediately subsequent to receiving a graphic decoration by dye diffusion thermal transfer.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06P 5/00 - Other features in dyeing or printing textiles or dyeing leather, furs or solid macromolecular substances in any form
• B41M 5/52 - Macromolecular coatings
• B32B 37/02 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by a sequence of laminating steps, e.g. by adding new layers at consecutive laminating stations
• B32B 37/06 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the heating method
• B32B 37/08 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the cooling method
• B32B 37/10 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the pressing technique, e.g. using direct action of vacuum or fluid pressure
• B32B 38/18 - Handling of layers or the laminate
• C08J 7/04 - Coating
• B41M 5/035 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of design
• B32B 38/14 - Printing or colouring
• D06P 5/28 - Heat transfer printing using subliming dyes
• B32B 37/00 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
• B32B 38/00 - Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes

Abstract

The present invention is a process of producing a decorated case insert suitable for use on a phone or tablet that applies a synthetic organic polymer coating onto a heat stabilized extruded polymeric substrate, and diffuses a set of disperse dyes in the form of an image into the polymer applied coating through the application of heat and pressure. The decorated insert is then cut to match an article or manufacture, such as a phone or tablet case, and affixed onto that case to form a decorated case.

IPC Classes  ?

• B41M 5/52 - Macromolecular coatings
• D06P 5/00 - Other features in dyeing or printing textiles or dyeing leather, furs or solid macromolecular substances in any form
• D06P 5/28 - Heat transfer printing using subliming dyes
• B32B 37/00 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
• B32B 37/06 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the heating method
• B32B 37/08 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the cooling method
• B32B 37/10 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the pressing technique, e.g. using direct action of vacuum or fluid pressure
• B32B 38/18 - Handling of layers or the laminate
• C08J 7/04 - Coating
• B32B 38/00 - Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes