# US RE34,743 E · Decorative plate > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US RE34,743 E - Document ID: USRE34743E - Status: Granted - Kind: E - Application number: 08/063,681 - Filed: 1993-05-20 - Granted: 1994-09-27 - Earliest claimed: 1993-05-20 - Assignees: Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yasukichi Ogasawara; Kazuo Ishige; Keizo Ogata - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/USRE34743E ## Abstract A decorative glass or plastic plate comprising a primer layer of a light-permeable polyurethane resin, a transfer-printed layer of a printed image formed of an ink containing a pigment and a binder, and a cured resin layer, these layers being formed consecutively on one surface of a light-permeable glass plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A decorative glass plate comprising a primer layer of light-permeable polyurethane resin which is a room temperature-curing resin and has a thickness of 1 to 100 .mu.m a transfer-printing layer of a printed image formed of an ink containing a pigment and a binder, and a cured resin layer, these layers being formed consecutively on one surface of a light-permeable glass plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A decorative glass plate according to claim 1 wherein the polyurethane resin is a nonyellowing polyurethane resin. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A decorative glass plate according to claim 2 wherein the polyurethane resin comprises a polyisocyanate which is an aliphatic polyisocyanate or alicyclic polyisocyanate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A decorative glass plate according to claim 1 wherein the transfer-printed layer is formed by bringing a printed surface of a transfer sheet on which a printing image is formed into thermal contact with the primer layer under pressure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A decorative glass plate according to claim 4 wherein the printing image formed on the transfer sheet is formed of an ink containing a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A decorative glass plate according to claim 1 wherein the cured resin layer comprises a room temperature-curing resin. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A decorative glass plate according to claim 6 wherein the cured resin layer contains up to 60% by weight of a pigment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) A decorative glass plate according to claim 4 wherein the transfer sheet has an image formed by a gravure printing method. ### Claim 9 A decorative plastic plate comprising a primer layer of a light-permeable polyurethane resin which has a thickness of 1 to 100 .mu.m, a transfer-printed layer of a printed image formed of an ink containing a pigment and a binder, and a cured resin layer, these layers being formed consecutively one one surface of a light-permeable plastic plate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 9 wherein the light-permeable plastic plate is formed of at least one plastic selected from a group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, epoxy and polymethyl pentene. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 9 wherein the polyurethane resin is a nonyellowing polyurethane resin. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 9 wherein the polyurethane resin comprises a polyisocyanate which is an aliphatic polyisocyanate or alicyclic polyisocyanate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 9 wherein the transfer-printed layer is formed by bringing a printed surface of a transfer sheet on which a printing image is formed into thermal contact with the primer layer under pressure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 13 wherein the printing image formed on the transfer sheet is formed of an ink containing a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 9 wherein the cured resin layer comprises a room temperature-curing resin. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 15 wherein the cured resin layer contains up to 60% by weight of a pigment. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 9 wherein the transfer sheet has an image formed by a gravure printing method. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 9 wherein the light-permeable plastic plate has a hard coat layer formed on one surface thereof, opposite to the surface of the plate on which the transfer-printed layer is formed. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) A decorative plastic plate according to claim 18 wherein the hard coat layer is formed of a coating composition containing a thermosetting resin or a photo-setting resin.