Method for imparting three-dimensional images and indicia to planar coated surfaces
OwnerBruce Kenneth Bachmaninventor
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Abstract
A method for imparting indicia to a wet-film of resinous liquid and magnetically positionable particles located on a substrate. The device employs a planar magnet abutting a planar metal sheet imaging indicia formed thereon. The planar metal sheet interacts with the magnetic field communicated to the wet-film to form indicia into the wet-film through migration and reorientation of the particles along the lines of the field. The letters, numbers, logos, or other images formed as indicia may be formed such that when viewed they appear three dimensional.
Claims18
A method of imparting indicia to a substrate having a wet-film layer with a mixture of resinous liquid and magnetically positionable particles on a first surface of said substrate, with a substantially planar magnet having two planar side surfaces and a planar imaging component having to planar sides, comprising the steps of:
- forming indicia into said planar imaging tool thereby configuring it to interact with a magnetic field from said magnet to cause said particles in said wet-layer to migrate and orient along said magnetic field and impart said indicia into said wet layer as a rendition thereof formed by said particles;
- abutting a side surface of said planar magnet to a first of said side surfaces of said imaging component to form an imaging component;
- placing said imaging component, with a second of said side surfaces of said imaging tool opposite said first of said side surfaces, in an imaging position adjacent to said substrate and a distance therefrom;
- maintaining said imaging component in said imaging position for a time duration sufficient for said rendition to form in said particles;
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- allowing said wet-layer to dry and thereby fix said rendition in said wet-layer.
A method for imparting an image to coating mixture for coating surfaces having a substantially clear resinous carrier component carrying a plurality of magnetically positionable particles, comprising the steps of:
- imparting apertures to produce an image into a planar induction imaging component which communicate a width between two substantially parallel sidewalls of said imaging component;
- positioning a magnetic field generating component having substantially parallel side surfaces separated by a width, with one of said side surfaces adjacent to one of said sidewalls to form an imaging component;
- placing a layer of substantially clear resinous carrier material carrying a plurality of magnetically positionable particles, upon a surface to be imaged;
- moving said imaging component adjacent to said surface for a duration of time to form an image with said particles;
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- moving said imaging component away from said surface once said particles have stabilized to remain positioned to form said image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.