Systems and methods for forming images on cement fiber board materials and other surfaces
OwnerGilbert Garitanoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for forming images in surfaces, and to surfaces. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for forming images in decorative surface materials, and decorative surface materials containing an image with novel optical density characteristics. In some embodiments a liquid acrylic resin is applied to a surface prior to image transfer. In some embodiments, a primer is applied to a surface material prior to forming images in the surface, with or without combined application of a liquid acrylic resin.
Claims16
A method for printing an image onto a surface material, comprising:
- a) providing:
- i) cement fiber board material comprising a surface;
- and
- ii) a transfer medium comprising a transfer image,
- b) coating said surface of said cement fiber board material with a clear acrylic resin to create a clear acrylic resin layer on said surface, and
- c) contacting said clear acrylic resin layer with said transfer medium such that a fixed image is formed in said clear acrylic resin layer to create a printed surface on said cement fiber board material.
A composition comprising:
- a) cement fiber board material comprising a surface,
- b) a clear acrylic resin layer on said surface of said cement fiber board;
- and
- c) a fixed image, wherein said fixed image is formed in said clear acrylic resin layer, and wherein said fixed image has:
- i) a fixed image optical density value within about 1.5 of a corresponding transfer image optical density value;
- or ii) a fixed image optical density value of at least 0.7.
A composition comprising:
- a) cement fiber board material comprising a surface coated with an opaque primer, and
- b) a clear acrylic resin layer on said surface of said cement fiber board, wherein said clear acrylic resin layer is configured to receive a fixed image via sublimation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.