Transfer of uv print onto curved surfaces with stretchable uv inks
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsChu-heng Liu, Paul J. McConville, Jason M. LeFevre, Seemit Praharaj, Douglas K. Herrmann
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Abstract
A stretchable multi-layer assembly for transfer-printing of an associated curved object includes a stretchable carrier which defines a first outer surface of the assembly. A stretchable image is supported on the carrier. The multi-layer assembly includes an adhesive second outer surface defined by at least one of the stretchable image and an adhesive layer which is in contact with the image layer. The carrier and the stretchable image are penetrable to radiation of a wavelength which is able to cure the adhesive second outer surface for securing the assembly to the associated object.
Claims21
A stretchable multi-layer assembly for transfer-printing of an associated curved object, comprising:
- a stretchable carrier which defines a first outer surface of the assembly;
- a stretchable image supported on the carrier;
- the multi-layer assembly including an adhesive second outer surface defined by at least one of the stretchable image and an adhesive layer;
- the carrier and the stretchable image being penetrable to radiation that cures the adhesive second outer surface for securing the assembly to an associated object.
A method of forming a multi-layer assembly, comprising:
- providing a stretchable carrier;
- forming a stretchable image layer on the stretchable carrier;
- providing the multi-layer assembly with an adhesive outer surface,
- wherein the carrier and the image layer are penetrable to radiation that cures the adhesive outer surface for securing the assembly to an object.
A stretchable multi-layer assembly for transfer-printing an object, comprising:
- a UV-curable stretchable image layer;
- a UV-transmissive stretchable carrier which supports the image layer, comprising:
- a release liner which defines a first outer surface of the assembly, and
- a water soluble or water dispersible sacrificial release layer, intermediate the release liner and the stretchable image layer;
- the multilayer assembly including a second surface defined by at least one of the stretchable image layer and an adhesive layer, which is curable by UV radiation passing through the stretchable carrier and stretchable image layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.