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US 4,053,344 AGranted
Process of printing on non-paper material
OwnerToyozi Hiraharainventor
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Abstract
A process of printing letters and/or patterns on an article of non-paper material, such as glass, metal, plastics, porcelain, with the clear and lasting reproduction thereof, by screen printing followed by hot foil transferring to and over the screen printing to give a metallic and attractive appearance.
Claims2
A process of printing a pattern on articles of non-paper materials comprising the steps of:
- a. printing the pattern in ink on the article by silk screening;
- b. drying said ink until tacky;
- c. applying a layer of stamping foil having an adhesive layer thereon over the pattern, said adhesive layer contacting said pattern and being reactive with said ink at elevated temperatures;
- d. applying a heated pressure member through a rubber layer to said stamping foil;
- e. the temperature of said heated pressure member being above the temperature at which the ink reacts adhesively with the foil and below the reaction temperature of the article whereby the foil which contacts the ink becomes adhered thereto;
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- f. removing the unadhered stamping foil.
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