Abstract: A light reflective material is manufactured using a novel transfer process to provide a final product comprised of a metal substrate, an adhesive on the substrate, a light reflective metal layer (e.g. silver) on the adhesive and a thin (e.g. 0.05 to 0.2 mil) lacquer protective coating on the light reflective metal layer. In a preferred embodiment, an additional lacquer protective coating is used to sandwich the light reflective metal layer between two layers of lacquer coating.

Abstract: A microwave heating material and method of forming thereof is presented. In accordance with the present invention, a pre-selected metallized pattern is disposed on at least a portion of a dielectric material using a transfer process, preferably a hot stamping transfer process in conjunction with very thin metal, preferably aluminum roll leaf. The roll leaf can be easily hot-stamped in any variety of patterns such as dots, spirals, circles or any other desired pattern onto disposable or reuseable trays, flexible wraps, rigid substrates or any other suitable dielectric material. Such a transfer process is relatively inexpensive both in terms of labor and other costs.