Patents Assigned to Foto-Wear, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5833790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of creating personalized, transferable artwork, which comprises the steps of selecting artwork or preselected images, inserting said artwork or preselected images into a clear folder or beneath a clear sheet, said clear folder or clear sheet having no printing or form-work thereon and being capable of being written upon, handwriting onto the clear folder or clear sheet, thereby personalizing said clear folder or clear sheet, copying said art-work or preselected images and said clear folder or clear sheet having handwriting thereon onto a transfer material, and transferring said art-work or preselected images together with said handwriting onto a receptor element, thereby preserving the original artwork for reuse. The invention demonstrates the only way personalization, such as handwriting, can be transferred onto a receptor element, such as a shirt, in correct order using equipment without an electronic reverse imaging capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Foto-Wear, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald S. Hare
  • Patent number: 5620548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic transfer element which comprises a support having a front and rear surface, a transfer coating on the front of the support comprising a material capable of holding an image that can be transferred to a receptor surface upon the application of energy to the rear surface of the support, and at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer on said front surface of the support. The invention is also directed to a method for applying a photographic image to a receptor element by the steps of exposing imagewise and then developing the above-described silver halide photographic transfer element, positioning the developed photographic element against a receptor element, and applying energy to the rear surface of the silver halide photographic element to transfer a photographic image to the receptor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Foto-Wear, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald S. Hare
  • Patent number: 5236801
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an imaging system wherein the developed image and non-image areas are transferred to a receptor element by a transfer coating layer. The transfer layer of the present invention is coated on the support of the imaging sheet and/or developer sheet and comprises a material capable of holding developed images and non-image areas that can be transferred to a receptor surface upon the application of heat to the rear surface of the support. The transfer coating layer is capable of liquefying when heated and resolidifying when heat is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Foto-Wear, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Hare
  • Patent number: 5139917
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an imaging system wherein the developed image and non-image areas are transferred to a receptor element by a transfer coating layer. The transfer layer of the present invention is coated on the support of the imaging sheet and/or developer sheet and comprises a material capable of holding developed images and non-image areas that can be transferred to a receptor surface upon the application of heat to the rear surface of the support. The transfer coating layer is capable of liquefying when heated and resolidifying when heat is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Foto-Wear, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Hare
  • Patent number: 4980224
    Abstract: A method and transfer sheet for transferring creative and personalized designs onto a tee shirt or similar fabric is described. The design can be created manually, electronically or a combination of both using personal computers, video cameras or electronic photocopiers. The transfer sheet includes a polymer-based iron-on transfer sheet supplied with an additional overcoating of resin mixed with abrasive particles. When cured, the abrasive particles in combination with the resin serve to enhance the receptivity of the transfer sheet to various inks and wax based crayons used in the creation and coloring of the designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Foto-Wear, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald S. Hare
  • Patent number: 4966815
    Abstract: A method for creating personalized, creative designs or images on a fabric such as a tee shirt or the like using a personal computer system. The design is first created by hand on the monitor screen of the computer system. The design so created is then printed onto a heat transfer sheet. The design is then ironed onto the fabric or tee shirt. The design may also be an image, such as a picture created by a video camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Foto-Wear, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald S. Hare