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US 5,643,387 AGranted
Instant color sublimation transfers
OwnerDonald C. Berghauser, Sally H. Berghauserinventors
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A method of applying the images in prints, produced by a color image thermal printer, on ceramic mugs, tiles, and metal objects having a coatings which absorbs the sublimable dyes employed, and on fabrics with a polyester content of 50% or higher. The method employs a heat press to transfer the sublimable dyes of the image produced on conventional color video printer print paper into a plastic surface coating applied to ceramic mugs, tiles, or metal articles or the polyester components of fabrics. The limited quantities of sublimable dyes contained in the print originally designed to be an end product produce a sharp, clearly defined transfer of the images from the electronic print paper when heated to between 350.degree.-450.degree. F. while being tightly and continuously pressed against the transfer surface by a relatively high pressure for a period of three to six minutes.
A process for use in combination with a color video printer of transferring a print of an image, formed substantially entirely of sublimable dyes produced by said printer in an initial step of the process by sublimation transfer of said dyes onto color video printer print paper, to a surface capable of receiving and retaining sublimable dyes, which process comprises the further steps of:
A method of placing colored images on surfaces composed of a material that accepts sublimable dyes comprising the steps of:
A process for the sublimation transfer of images formed by sublimation dyes on a receptive objective body, said process comprising a first step of sublimation transferring an image formed from a plurality of sublimable dyes to a receptive sheetlike material, and a second step of sublimation transferring said image from said receptive sheetlike material to said objective body, said second step including heating said dyes in said receptive sheetlike material to a temperature of about 350.degree. F.-450.degree. F. as sufficient to sublimate said dyes and simultaneously pressing said sheetlike material against said receptive objective body so that said sublimable dyes in said sheetlike material are sublimated from a solid phase to a vapor phase and received by said objective body in a vapor phase where said dyes convert to a solid phase to form a substantially faithful reproduction of said image without substantial distortion thereof.
A process for the sublimation transfer of images formed by sublimation dyes on a receptive objective body, said process comprising a first step of sublimation transferring a multi-color image formed of at least two different colors of sublimable dyes to a receptive sheet-like material, and a second step of sublimation transferring said image from said receptive sheet-like material to said objective body, said second step including heating said dyes in said receptive sheet-like material to about 350.degree. F.-450.degree. F. as sufficient to sublimate said dyes and simultaneously pressing said sheet-like material against said receptive objective body so that said sublimable dyes in said sheet-like material are received by said objective body to form a substantially faithful reproduction of said image.
A method of placing multiple color images on surfaces composed of a material that accepts sublimable dyes comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.