Heat transfer bonding system and method of use
OwnerTyler Dahlstrom, Yael Rosenbluminventors
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Abstract
A heat transfer bonding system and method of use in which heat transfers may be prepared using an interface, printed using a printer in a manner that preserves the spacing that the heat transfer is intended to have on an article to which it will be applied, and applied using a bonding system such as an automated heat press. Various aspects of the heat transfer, such as color, may be customized via the interface. Such a system may allow for the rapid application of customized heat transfers to garments in a manner that allows garment customization systems to be deployed to retail stores such that customers can prepare a customized garment while they wait.
Claims20
A heat transfer bonding system comprising:
- an interface component;
- a digital workflow having an ordering interface;
- a bonder configured to initiate a bonding process;
- and
- a vision system.
A method for ordering a customized article comprising:
- accessing an interface;
- selecting an article;
- selecting one or more heat transfer items;
- arranging the one or more heat transfer items on the article;
- and
- finalizing an order.
A method for preparing a customized article comprising:
- receiving an order in a production database for an article to be customized with a heat transfer;
- preparing at least one heat transfer sheet based on the order received in the production database;
- selecting one or more platens to support the article;
- bonding, via an automated bonder, the at least one heat transfer sheet to the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.