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US 6,281,165 B1Granted
Therochromatic ink covered article having image disposed thereon and method of making the same
AssigneeWorld Wide Art Studios
InventorGary Cranford
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Abstract
A thermochromatic ink covered article including a substrate, a thermochromatic ink layer disposed on the substrate, a polymer acrylic protective coating over said thermochromatic ink layer, and a design disposed at least partially in said protective coating, the design being transferred to the protective coating via a sublimation ink transfer process.
Claims16
A thermochromatic ink covered article, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a thermochromatic ink layer disposed on said substrate;
- a protective coating over said thermochromatic ink layer;
- and
- a design disposed at least partially in said protective coating.
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A method of manufacturing a thermochromatic ink covered article, comprising the steps of:
- spraying thermochromatic ink on a substrate to produce a thermochromatic ink layer on said substrate;
- coating said thermochromatic ink layer with a protective coating;
- and
- applying a design to at least an exposed surface of said protective coating so that it is disposed at least partially therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.