Stamp
AssigneeStampin' Up! Inc.
InventorsJulie Alusa, Kathy Pitt, Emily Walker
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Abstract
The stamp comprises a base and a stamping surface. The stamping surface includes one or more singularities; one or more conjoined singularities; and one or more fused singularity sections all of substantially uniform height. The singularities can be protrusions separated by one or more gaps. The conjoined singularities can include one or more connections between them, wherein the connections are substantially the same height as the stamping surface and can be part of the stamping surface. A method of manufacturing an improved stamp is also disclosed.
Claims17
1) A stamp comprising:
- a) a base;
- and
- b) a stamping surface wherein the stamping surface further comprises one or more singularities;
- one or more conjoined singularities;
- and one or more fused singularity sections all of substantially uniform height.
14) A method of manufacturing a stamp comprising the steps of:
- a) creating a graphical stamp image, wherein the graphical stamp image has a dots per inch (DPI) setting of approximately 300-1500;
- a bitmap setting of approximately 600-1500;
- a lines per square inch (LSI) setting of approximately 45-85 and a lightest area setting of approximately 7-80 percent black;
- b) engraving a three-dimensional likeness of the graphical stamp image into a quantity of magnesium;
- c) forming one or more matrix boards from the engraved three-dimensional likeness of the graphical stamp image in the quantity of magnesium;
- d) depositing a quantity of precursor material into the one or more matrix boards;
- e) applying heat to the one or more matrix boards and the quantity of precursor material, whereby the quantity of precursor materials melts to form a negative shape of the one or more matrix boards;
- f) allowing the precursor materials to cool;
- and
- g) removing the cooled precursor materials from the one or more matrix boards, wherein the cooled precursor materials are the stamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.