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US 2008/0156215 A1Published application
Printing process for plush fabric
OwnerDaniel Dean Atkinsinventor
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Abstract
Images printed and transferred to plush fabric and a method for printing and transferring images to plush fabric are described. Through a dye-sublimation process, dye sublimation agents can be permanently embedded into the fibers of plush fabric. The dye-sublimation process allows for precise images, including images of photo quality or near-photo quality, to be transferred to the plush fabric. Pieces of the plush fabric can be combined and arranged to create, for example, a stuffed animal with an image that extends across the body and appendages of the animal.
Claims10
A method of printing an image on a piece of plush fabric, comprising the steps of:
- rendering a mirror image of a desired image on a transfer sheet using a dye-sublimation agent;
- placing plush fabric adjacent to the transfer sheet;
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- treating the dye-sublimation agent to transfer the desired image to the plush fabric.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.