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US 12,213,555 B2Granted
Additive color printing
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorTodd W. Miller
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for color printing onto nonwhite substrates and articles. For example, an article of apparel is provided that includes multiple layers of ink with a combination of a white ink and at least one color ink, and each layer having a ratio of white ink to color ink, and the ratios of white ink to color ink are different.
Claims20
An article of apparel comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a plurality of sequential layers of a white ink and at least one color ink,
- the plurality of sequential layers comprising:
- a first layer of ink having a first mixture of the white ink and the at least one color ink, the first layer of ink having a first ratio of the white ink to the at least one color ink;
- a second layer of ink having a second mixture of the white ink and the at least one color ink, the second layer of ink being on at least a portion of the first layer of ink and having a second ratio of the white ink to the at least one color ink different from the first ratio,
- a third layer of ink having a third mixture of the white ink and the at least one color ink, the third layer of ink being on at least a portion of the second layer of ink and having a third ratio of the white ink to the at least one color ink different from the second ratio and the first ratio, and
- wherein the first ratio is greater than the second ratio, and the second ratio is greater than the third ratio.
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An article of apparel comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a plurality of hot-melt layers of a mixture of an opaque material and at least one substantially translucent pigmented material,
- the plurality of hot-melt layers comprising:
- a first layer in contact with the substrate comprising the opaque material and at least one translucent pigmented material, the first layer having a first ratio of opaque material to translucent pigmented material;
- a second layer on at least a portion of the first layer, the second layer comprising the opaque material and the at least one translucent pigmented material, the second layer having a second ratio of opaque material to translucent pigmented material;
- and
- a third layer on at least a portion of the second layer, the third layer comprising the opaque material and the at least one translucent pigmented material, the third layer having a third ratio of opaque material to translucent pigmented material,
- wherein the first ratio is greater than the second ratio, and the second ratio is greater than the third ratio.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.