Sublimated and screen-printed appliques
AssigneeWorld Emblem International, Inc.
InventorManuel Figueroa
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Abstract
An appliqué and associated method of applying an appliqué an improved sublimated and screen printed image on a substrate of a An improved appliqué suitable for applying a graphic to a material a first printing layer and a second polyurethane layer. The appliqué is cut the graphic imparted thereon and adhered to a garment.
Claims16
An appliqué suitable to be applied to a substrate, comprising:
- A first layer of a material having a graphic embedded therein, the graphic being printed on the first layer by a method selected from the group consisting of sublimation, screen printing, and combinations thereof;
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- A second layer comprising a urethane adhered to the first layer;
- Wherein portions of the first layer and the second layer in which the first layer does not include the embedded graphic are removed by laser cutting.
A substrate of a material with a removably adhered appliqué appended thereto, said appliqué comprising a first layer and a second layer, wherein said first layer comprises a first side and an opposed second side, said first side including a graphic and said opposed second side adhered to said second layer, wherein said second layer comprises a urethane and is adhered to said substrate.
A method of applying a graphic to a substrate comprising:
- i) providing an appliqué comprising a first layer and a second layer of urethane bonded together;
- ii) applying a graphics operation process to said first layer of said appliqué to imbed graphics;
- iii) cutting said appliqué around said imbedded graphics to remove portions of said appliqué not containing imbedded graphics;
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- iv) applying said appliqué to said substrate at said second layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.