Transfer imaging system

Abstract

A system for imaging a substrate has a first substrate, designated as Medium A. Medium A is digitally imaged, such as by printing a color image formed with CMYK inks. Medium A also has a glue ink layer formed over the image layer, and may have a white ink layer positioned between the image layer, and the glue ink layer. Another substrate, designated as Medium B, has a non-substantial film forming polymeric coating formulated for lamination of the polymeric coating on Medium A. Medium B is laminated under pressure onto Medium A to form the polymeric coating on the imaged portions of Medium A. The image is then transferred under heat and pressure from Medium A to a final substrate upon which the image is to appear. The image layer is formed over the white ink layer as it appears on the final substrate.

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