Pre-imaged high resolution hot stamp transfer foil, article and method
OwnerRoger W. Phillips, Kraig R. Willisoninventors
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Abstract
Pre-imaged high resolution transfer foil comprising a carrier having a surface. A releasable hardcoat is disposed on the surface. A vacuum coating is deposited on the hardcoat and an image formed in the vacuum coating.
Claims6
In a method for producing a high resolution image of graphic quality on a substrate, providing a carrier, depositing a release coat on the carrier, depositing a vacuum deposited coating on the release coat, etching an image of graphic quality in the vacuum deposited coating to form edges with voids therebetween, placing an adhesive either on the vacuum deposited coating or on the substrate, bringing the substrate and the carrier into engagement with each other so that the image carried by the carrier comes into engagement with the adhesive, applying heat and pressure to the carrier and the vacuum coating carried thereby to cause the vacuum deposited coating having the etched image therein to be bonded to the adhesive whereby the edges are encapsulated and separating the carrier from the vacuum deposited coating.
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