System and methods for live area printing for dark colored textiles having novel color-matching characteristics
OwnerDaniel Greeneinventor
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Abstract
A method for live area printing for textiles includes bulk production of textile blanks having uncolored live areas incorporated thereupon. The live areas are disposed at exact positions upon the blank to correspond to a specific location upon each textile article manufactured from the blank. Manufactured textile articles are thence customizable by printing directly to the live area(s) upon demand. Color is matched using methods based on CIELAB to ensure a seamless transition between the textile article color and the background color applied to the live area.
Claims21
A method for live area printing for textiles comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing a textile blank with white or uncolored live areas disposed at intervals set to present the live area in a specific location upon a finished textile article manufactured from the said textile blank;
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- printing a design or image upon the live area having a background color matched to the textile blank;
- wherein said textile blank comprises a textile blank having a color equal to or greater than the minimum color density or saturation lightness achievable by sublimation printing, and wherein the color differential optionally comprises a color differential of no more than one E*.
A method for live area printing for textiles comprising the steps of:
- producing a colored textile blank with at least one white or uncolored live area, said live area configured to specific dimensions matched to a live area digital print module operating upon a digital ink jet printer or sized to a corresponding transfer paper for sublimation printing;
- producing the finished textile article from the blank such that the at least one live area is presented upon the textile article at a desired location for addition of a design or image printed onto the at least one live area at a subsequent time;
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- printing a design or image directly onto the at least one live area in a single print run with a background color matched to the color surrounding the live area on the textile article without the need of additional substances applied to the textile to set the ink in contrast during the said print run.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.