Printable Medium Including Glitter
AssigneesHarmony Paper Company, Guangzhou QKH Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd
InventorsAnthony Grinnell, Ya Li
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Abstract
A printable glitter paper includes a first adhesive layer onto which glitter has been deposited, and a second adhesive layer covering the first adhesive layer and glitter. A coating covers the second adhesive layer. Another adhesive layer covers the back side of the printable glitter paper. The printable glitter paper provides excellent retention of the glitter, and a high level of smoothness for high quality printing.
Claims28
A printable medium, comprising:
- a flat, flexible substrate having a front surface and a back surface;
- a first adhesive coating covering a portion of the front surface of the substrate;
- a plurality of glitter flakes dispersed across substantially all of the first adhesive coating;
- and
- a second adhesive coating covering substantially all of the first adhesive coating and glitter flakes.
A method of making a printable medium, comprising:
- providing a flat, flexible substrate having a front surface and a back surface;
- applying a first adhesive coating to a portion of the front surface of the substrate;
- applying a plurality of glitter flakes across substantially all of the first adhesive coating;
- applying a second adhesive coating to substantially all of the first adhesive coating and glitter flakes;
- and
- applying heat to the substrate, first adhesive coating, and second adhesive coating.
A method of making a printable medium, comprising:
- providing a flat, flexible substrate having a front surface and a back surface;
- applying a first adhesive coating to a portion of the front surface of the substrate;
- applying a plurality of glitter flakes across substantially all of the first adhesive coating;
- applying a second adhesive coating to substantially all of the first adhesive coating and glitter flakes;
- applying heat to the substrate, first adhesive coating, and second adhesive coating;
- applying pressure at a first pressure level to the substrate, first adhesive coating, and second adhesive coating;
- applying a top coating covering substantially all of the second adhesive coating, the top coating comprising water, silica gel, glycerol, polyethylene, a drying agent, A20 Aluminum powder, a fixative, and a thickener;
- applying heat to the substrate, first adhesive coating, second adhesive coating, and top coating;
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- applying pressure at a second pressure level to the substrate, first adhesive coating, second adhesive coating, and top coating.
A top coating for a printable medium, the top coating comprising water, silica gel, glycerol, polyethylene, a drying agent, A20 Aluminum powder, a fixative, and a thickener.
A method of making a top coating for a printable medium, the method comprising:
- mixing water and silica gel at about 5,000 r.p.m. for about 1.5 hours;
- adding glycerol, and mixing the resulting combination for about 20 minutes at about 5,000 r.p.m;
- adding polyethylene and a drying agent;
- and mixing the resulting combination for about 30 minutes at about 5,000 r.p.m;
- adding A20 Aluminum powder, and mixing the resulting combination at about 5,000 r.p.m. for about 30 minutes;
- adding a fixative, and mixing the resulting combination for about 2 hours at about 5,000 r.p.m;
- and
- adding additional water along with a thickener, and mixing the resulting combination at about 1,500 r.p.m. for about 3.5 hours.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.