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US 6,582,801 B1Granted
Signage with opaque and transparent elements and method of making the same
AssigneeOptima Graphics
InventorAnthony J. Schmitt
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Abstract
An eye-catching bold sign and method of making same wherein the sign has a digital, near-photographic image applied, using a digital file, to a transparent polymeric substrate. The sign further incorporates solid block or defined shapes that may be transparent, translucent, semi-translucent, or opaque. The shapes are defined by the same digital file and may be formed by layers of metallic or non-metallic paint, adhesive vinyl sheet, or discreet portions of either paint or vinyl sheet. The shapes are defined by selective removal of areas of an opaque backing.
Claims21
A sign comprising:
- a first transparent sheet;
- an image media layer applied to one side of the sheet, the image media layer being a near-photographic quality image comprising at least one hundred thousand pixels;
- an opaquing layer behind the image media layer;
- a white layer between the image media layer and the opaquing layer;
- and
- at least one opening extending through the opaquing layer and the white layer, the opening defining a at least one discrete element.
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A method of making a sign comprising:
- applying an image media layer to a first transparent sheet, the image media layer being a near-photographic quality image comprising at least one hundred thousand pixels;
- applying a white layer behind the image media layer;
- applying an opaquing layer behind the white layer;
- and
- forming at least one opening extending through the opaquing layer and the white layer, the opening defining a at least one discrete element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.