Retransferable Patents (Class 428/32.12)
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Patent number: 9868313Abstract: An aqueous based topcoating formulation is provided to coat various substrates such as those used in offset and electrographic printing devices. The water based coating formulation includes ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, polyethyleneimine, and a suitable crosslinker. The formulation exhibits excellent adhesion to substrates and excellent anchorage with different printing inks.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Vilas Gaikwad Anil, Ronald Wiegers
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Patent number: 9499000Abstract: The sublimation transfer paper for inkjet printing includes an ink holding layer, a paper fiber bonding layer, a base paper layer, and a back coating layer. The uppermost and lowermost layers of the transfer paper are the ink holding layer and back coating layer, respectively. The paper fiber bonding layer and the base paper layer, or a layer of mixture of a paper fiber binding agent and the base paper layer, must be disposed between the ink holding layer and the back coating layer. The paper fiber bonding layer is coated on the base paper layer using a spreader, the transfer paper of the present invention is added with dry stuffing, therefore drying quickly during printing and has a low extension rate; and during inkjet printing, such transfer paper does not arch and rub the jet nozzle of the printer after absorbing water and is easy to use.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: TRANSFER INNOVATIVE-MATERIALInventor: Chang Shan
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Patent number: 9340698Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition for a heat sealable, inkjet printable image transfer material, an article comprising said coating composition in form of at least one heat sealable, inkjet printable layer, a method for applying graphical information to a surface of an object using a heat sealable, inkjet printable image transfer material comprising said coating composition and a method of making such a coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: SIHL GMBHInventors: Axel Niemoeller, Manfred Schaefer, Roy Keulders
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Water based fluid for producing ready to press direct inkjet image-able lithographic printing plates
Patent number: 9163158Abstract: A water based fluid that can be utilized in a standard inkjet printer to image a lithographic printing plate. The water based fluid may include a polymer that is soluble in an alkaline aqueous media and that is resistant to neutral or acidic aqueous media. In addition, the water based fluid may include a sufficient volume of water soluble material to raise the pH level higher than 8. Further, the water based fluid may include a sufficient volume of humectant co-solvents to prevent the nozzles of an inkjet printer from drying out. The water based fluid may be used to image a lithographic plate that include an inkjet ink accepting hydrophilic layer hydrophilic properties. Various embodiments of the water based fluid advantageously allow a plate to be imaged, and then without baking or adding other chemical treatments, the plate can be immediately used for printing.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: VIM Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Karp, Aida Porat, Sergey Bonder, Ehud Shchori -
Publication number: 20140134356Abstract: An image transfer article can include an image-imparting member and a removable substrate disposed adjacent to the image-imparting member. The image-imparting member can have a softening point temperature less than about 220° C. The image-imparting member can include at least one surface configured to receive and carry indicia to be transferred and at least one portion comprising a pigment providing an opaque background for received indicia. In some examples, the image-imparting member can comprise a first polymer including the indicia and at least a second polymer including the pigment. In some examples, the image-imparting member can comprise a polymer including the indicia and the pigment. The indicia and the opaque background can be arranged to concurrently transfer to a woven- or fabric-based article or paper in contact with the image-imparting member, upon application of iron pressing temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Schwendimann, Jodi A.Inventors: Jodi A. Schwendimann, Nabil F. Nasser
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Publication number: 20140109324Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer paper (4) for use for transferring a print of ink onto a fabric, said transfer paper comprising: i) a base paper (2); ii) an additive (8) comprising a starch component, and a binding agent; wherein said starch component being a starch selected from the group comprising unmodified starch or a modified starch or a mixture thereof; and wherein said binding agent being a binding agent selected from the group comprising: an alkyl ketene dimer, a tall oil/fumaric acid copolymer, a styrene/acrylate copolymer and an alkenyl succinic anhydride and a mixture thereof; wherein said base paper (2) comprises an amount of said additive by being impregnated therewith; and wherein said base paper (2) having a water uptake as defined by a Cobb-45 value of 10-100 g/m2 and a having a Gurley porosity of 10-140 seconds. The present invention furthermore relates to uses of the transfer paper (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Beaver Paper & Graphic Media, IncInventor: Knud Villefrance Rasmussen
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Publication number: 20140044895Abstract: An ink-jet transfer system is disclosed, as well as a transfer printed product which is highly wash-resistant, colour-fast and environment-friendly, and a process for producing the same and its use in a printing process by means of the disclosed ink-jet transfer system. The disclosed ink-jet transfer system has a substrate, a hot-melt layer applied on the substrate and at least one ink-absorbing layer which comprises a mixture of a highly porous pigment and a binder. The molecules of the pigment and if required of the binder and hot-melt layer can form chemical bonds with the dyeing molecules of the ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Arkwright Advanced Coating, Inc.Inventors: Ulf Bamberg, Peter Kummer, Ilona Stiburek
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Patent number: 8545948Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, III, William J. Ruzinsky
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Patent number: 8541072Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide an intermediate transfer member that can include a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed in an ultraviolet (UV) curable polymer in an amount to allow a bulk curing of the UV curable polymer and to provide the cured polymer an electrical resistivity and/or a mechanical modulus useful for electrostatographic devices and processes.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Geoffrey M. T. Foley, Jin Wu, Satchidanand Mishra
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Patent number: 8449956Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
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Patent number: 8308286Abstract: A phase change ink includes an ink vehicle that includes at least one curable carrier, at least one gellant, at least one wax and at least one alkoxysilane monomer. In a method of forming an image with the ink, the phase change ink is melted, then jetted onto an image receiving substrate, wherein the phase change ink forms a gel state, and exposed to ultraviolet light to cure the curable components of the phase change ink. The alkoxysilane participates in crosslinking to form silicon-oxygen-silicon bonds, thereby producing an ink with advantageous stability and high image quality.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Barkev Keoshkerian, Michelle N. Chretien, Naveen Chopra, Peter G. Odell, Nicole Weckman
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Patent number: 8287117Abstract: A recording device includes: an intermediate transfer member; a layer forming unit that forms a curable solution layer on the intermediate transfer member, the curable solution layer including a liquid-absorbing component, a curable material that is cured by irradiation of UV rays, and a surfactant having an HLB value of from 8 to 18; an ink supply unit that supplies ink droplets to the curable solution layer formed on the intermediate transfer member; a transfer unit that transfers the curable solution layer, to which the ink droplets have been applied, from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium; and a UV irradiation unit that irradiates UV rays onto the recording medium, to which the curable solution layer has been transferred.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kentaro Ageishi
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Publication number: 20120234476Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing self-adhesive transfer papers, to the transfer papers produced by means of the method, and to a transfer print method.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventor: Zvonimir Martinovic
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Patent number: 8197918Abstract: The present invention includes an article and method for transferring an image from one substrate to another. The method includes providing or obtaining an image transfer sheet that is comprised of a substrate layer, a release layer and an image-imparting layer that may comprise a low density polyethylene or other polymeric component having a melting temperature within a range of about 90 degrees C. to about 700 degrees C. An image is imparted to the low density polyethylene area with an image-imparting medium. A second image-receiving substrate can be provided. The second image-receiving substrate is contacted to the first image transfer sheet at the polymer, image-imparting layer. Heat is applied to the image transfer sheet so that the low density polyethylene encapsulates the image-imparting medium and transfers the encapsulates to the image-receiving substrate, thereby forming a mirror image on the image-receiving substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Inventors: Jodi A. Dalvey, Nabil F. Nasser
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Publication number: 20120118479Abstract: An ink-jet transfer system is disclosed, as well as a transfer printed product which is highly wash-resistant, colour-fast and environment-friendly, and a process for producing the same and its use in a printing process by means of the disclosed ink-jet transfer system. The disclosed ink-jet transfer system has a substrate, a hot-melt layer applied on the substrate and at least one ink-absorbing layer which comprises a mixture of a highly porous pigment and a binder. The molecules of the pigment and if required of the binder and hot-melt layer can form chemical bonds with the dyeing molecules of the ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: ARKWRIGHT ADVANCED COATING, INC.Inventors: Ulf Bamberg, Peter Kummer, Ilona Stiburek
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Patent number: 8153213Abstract: An intermediate transfer media, such as a belt of a polyimide/polyetherimide/polysiloxane, a polyimide polysiloxane, a mixture of a polyimide/polyetherimide/polysiloxane and a polyimide polysiloxane, and copolymers and block copolymers thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Jin Wu
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Patent number: 8142865Abstract: Disclosed is a recording medium with a lenticular lens for ink jet recording. The recording medium includes: a lenticular lens layer having a convex part surface, on which a plurality of semicylindrical or arcuate and elongated convexes are arranged in parallel, and a backside surface; and an ink absorptive layer provided on the backside surface of the lenticular lens layer. In the recording medium, an ink permeable layer for avoiding the stay of ink droplets on a recorded face after printing, or an adhesive layer for rendering the recording medium easily fixable to a wall, a mount and the like, or a temporarily applicable part is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Katsuhito Suzuki, Tomio Sonehara, Jun Sugiyama
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Patent number: 7976935Abstract: A UV curable intermediate transfer media, such as a belt, that includes a first supporting substrate, such as a polyimide substrate layer, and a second surface layer of a carbon nanotube.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jin Wu, Yuhua Tong
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Patent number: 7923084Abstract: An intermediate transfer member for use in an image forming apparatus in which a toner image is formed on a photoreceptor, firstly transferred from the photoreceptor to the intermediate transfer member, and further secondly transferred from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium, the intermediate transfer member, includes an intermediate transfer belt containing a volatile substance in a range of from 10 to 10,000 ppm as an average concentration of an entire intermediate transfer belt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Masahiko Kurachi, Hideaki Morita, Hideo Yoshizawa, Fumitaka Mochizuki
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Patent number: 7766475Abstract: The present invention includes an image transfer sheet. The image transfer sheet comprises a release layer and a polymer layer. One or more of the release layer and the polymer layer comprise titanium oxide or other white pigment.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Inventors: Jodi A. Dalvey, Nabill F. Nasser
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Patent number: 7713598Abstract: Disclosed is a recording medium with a lenticular lens for ink jet recording. The recording medium includes: a lenticular lens layer having a convex part surface, on which a plurality of semicylindrical or arcuate and elongated convexes are arranged in parallel, and a backside surface; and an ink absorptive layer provided on the backside surface of the lenticular lens layer. In the recording medium, an ink permeable layer for avoiding the stay of ink droplets on a recorded face after printing, or an adhesive layer for rendering the recording medium easily fixable to a wall, a mount and the like, or a temporarily applicable part is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Katsuhito Suzuki, Tomio Sonehara, Jun Sugiyama
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Patent number: 7662451Abstract: Transfer paper suitable for inkjet printing, provided, at least on the side to be printed, with a release or barrier layer, the layer having a porosity of at most 100 ml/min, and a method for manufacturing a transfer paper and a method for printing transfer paper with an inkjet printer with an aqueous dispersion of a sublimable ink.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: W.A. Sanders Papierfabriek Coldenhove B.V.Inventors: Anthonie Cornelis de Visser, Cornelis Hendricus Cornelissen, Koert Johannes Sportel
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Publication number: 20090304955Abstract: Provided are a transfer sheet for ink jet printing capable of photographically printing on a cloth and capable of favorably keeping the texture of the cloth material and a spatial effect also after printing without generating bleeding and color fade-out with time, and a fiber product provided with the same. A transfer sheet for ink jet printing containing an ink-receiving layer, a fabric layer, the first film layer, a hot melt layer and a support.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventor: Katsuo Sanari
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Publication number: 20090286021Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet having a first surface and second surface; a non-separable transfer layer provided on at least a first surface of the substrate; optionally an intermediate layer is coated between the transfer layer and paper substrate. The non-separable transfer layer and optional intermediate layer are relatively permanently affixed to the substrate. The intermediate layer can comprise an oil absorptive pigment having an absorbance of at least 90 grams per square meter, and a binder composition comprising a water soluble carboxyalkyl starch or cellulose at from 0.1 to 25 percent by weight based on weight of the intermediate layer. The transfer layer comprises an oil absorptive pigment having an absorbance of at least 90 grams per square meter, and a binder composition comprising water soluble carboxyalkyl starch or carboxyalkyl cellulose at from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight based on weight of the transfer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: Appleton Papers Inc.Inventors: Gregory Stephen Kulibert, Robert Stanley Bobnock
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Patent number: 7494213Abstract: An image forming process comprises the steps of applying a first material for improving the wettability of the surface of an intermediate transfer medium to the intermediate transfer medium, applying a second material for lowering the flowability of an ink to the intermediate transfer medium to which the first material has been applied, applying the ink to the intermediate transfer medium, to which the first material and second material have been applied, from an ink-jet recording head to form an image of the ink on the intermediate transfer medium, and transferring the ink image formed to a recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Taniuchi, Akihiro Mouri
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Publication number: 20080302470Abstract: In a transfer sheet which comprises a support and a transfer layer releasable from the support, the transfer layer comprises (i) an adhesive layer formed on one surface of the support and (ii) a masking layer formed on the adhesive layer and containing a masking agent and a binder resin which may have a crosslinking group, and the transfer layer is adjusted to have an elongation at break of not less than 30% (e.g., 30 to 200%). The masking layer may comprise a white pigment such as a titanium oxide and a urethane-series resin which may have an isocyanate group. The transfer sheet may comprise an image-receiving layer at least containing a urethane-series resin particle formed on the masking layer. Moreover, the transfer sheet may comprise an anchor layer between the masking layer and the image-receiving layer. The transfer layer is capable of recording an image thereon the image being transferred from a recording sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2005Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Katsuhiko Sumita, Shuji Nakamura
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Publication number: 20080193685Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor on which an image is adapted to be formed with an inkjet ink by inkjet recording, which includes a support and an ink receptive layer containing a luminescent substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Keitaro AOSHIMA
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Patent number: 7341768Abstract: Transfer paper suitable for inkjet printing, provided, at least on the side to be printed, with a release or barrier layer, the layer having a porosity of at most 100 ml/min, and a method for manufacturing a transfer paper and a method for printing transfer paper with an inkjet printer with an aqueous dispersion of a sublimable ink.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: W.A. Sanders Papierfabriek Coldenhove. B.V.Inventors: Anthonie Cornelis de Visser, Cornelis Hendricus Cornelissen, Koert Johannes Sportel
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Publication number: 20070231509Abstract: The invention relates to an ink-jet printable transfer paper for transferring an image from a ink-jet printable paper to a fabric surface, such as a cotton T-shirt. The invention improves the image after washing of the T-shirt having the transferred image with the transfer paper comprising a support paper having a surface coated with a first layer comprising a cationic polymer and a second ink-receptive layer comprising at lease an organic polymeric particles and a film-forming binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: Arkwright, Inc.Inventors: Zhong Xu, Stephen Xipeng Liu
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Patent number: 7238643Abstract: A laminated body for printing with a temporary display layer is configured so that the temporary display layer capable of being peeled, which includes at least one layer capable of printing and displaying, and a substrate layer including at least one layer are laminated. A surface side of the temporary display layer that does not contact with the substrate layer has a property of absorbing ink that contains a sublimable dye and includes a resin composition that does not generate a blocking phenomenon during a heat treatment for sublimating the sublimable dye to diffuse into the substrate layer and to dye the substrate layer. This laminated body allows the dye in the temporary display layer to sublimate by the application of heat so as to print an image in the substrate layer. By peeling the temporary display layer, original display can be presented with excellent long term durability and dimensional stability against heat.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Kiwa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Yukawa, Jiro Sukoboshi, Masanobu Tanaka
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Patent number: 7153629Abstract: There are disclosed a releasing sheet comprising a substrate and a releasing agent layer which is installed by coating the substrate with a releasing agent liquid containing 1,4-polybutadiene and an antioxidant, and irradiating the coated layer with ultraviolet ray so that the layer is cured; and also a releasing sheet comprising in turn a substrate, an undercoat layer which is formed thereon and is composed of an elastic body, and a releasing agent layer which is installed on the undercoat layer by coating the same with a releasing agent liquid containing 1,4-polybutadiene and an antioxidant, and irradiating the layers with ultraviolet ray so that the layers are cured. Being of non-silicone base, the releasing sheets are excellent in releasability from a tacky adhesive agent layer and adhesiveness to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Lintec CorporationInventors: Yasushi Sasaki, Daisuke Tomita
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Patent number: 7087274Abstract: An improved ink-jet printable heat-transfer medium comprising a base substrate having a surface coated with a hot-melt layer and an ink-receptive layer is provided. The ink-receptive layer comprises: i) non-polymeric organic particles that are a reaction product of a diamine and two molecules, each molecule having at least one carboxylic acid group and at least five carbon atoms, ii) thermoplastic polymer particles, and iii) a thermoplastic film-forming binder. The heat-transfer paper can produce printed images having improved color quality, hand, and wash-durability on a variety of fabric materials.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Arkwright IncorporatedInventors: Zhong Xu, Robert M. Conforti, William M. Risen, Jr.
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Patent number: 7026024Abstract: A heat transfer recording sheet comprising a support layer; an adhesive layer; and at least one ink receiving layer comprising a microporous polymeric film including at least one thermoplastic polymer. The thermoplastic polymer may be blended with a hydrophilic melt additive prior to extrusion and stretching or an already extruded and stretched microporous polymeric film may be coated with an additional layer of inorganic pigment and binder. The recording sheet containing a printed image is transferred onto target substrates such as paper and textiles.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: International Paper CompanyInventors: Chialu Chang, Yaoliang Hong, Thomas Z. Fu
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Patent number: 7001650Abstract: An intermediate transfer sheet for use in an intermediate transfer type thermal transfer recording method comprising a support, and at least a release layer and a receptive/adhesive layer laminated on the support in this order, the release layer comprising an acrylic resin, a polyester resin and a joint agent.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Fujicopian Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Sogabe, Tomoaki Yamanaka
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Patent number: 6951671Abstract: This patent describes an ink jet printable heat transfer material with cold release properties. The invention consists of multiple layers of coatings applied to a suitable substrate, typically paper. The first optional layer coating consists typically of a pigmented coating bound together with a synthetic or natural binder and is applied in sufficient quantity to level and densify the surface of a given substrate. The second coating is applied over the first and consists of a silicone coating with a controlled surface energy. The surface energy must be such that the subsequent aqueous coatings can be applied over top with good wetting and adhesion, but low enough for an easy removal from the heat transfer after cooling. A third or wash layer is applied over the silicone release layer. This layer must easily wet and adhere to the silicone release layer so the coating does not come off during subsequent coating passes and during handling by the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2001Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: P. H. Glatfelter CompanyInventors: Debabrata Mukherjee, Jeffrey E. Gleim, Daniel L. Krueger, Donald E. Golden, Timothy R. Hess
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Patent number: 6911239Abstract: A recording material which comprises a polymeric substrate having two surfaces, wherein one surface is coated with a sealing layer comprising a particulate polymer having a film forming temperature of between 60° C. and 160° C. and an average particle size between 1 ?m and 50 ?m together with at least one binder, and at least one ink receiving layer; and the opposite surface is coated with an adhesive layer covered by a release liner. A related printing method whereby an image printed on the recording material is heated after printing to seal the sealing layer to provide a protected surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2001Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignees: Ilford Imaging UK Limited, Ilford Imaging Switzerland GmbHInventors: Jeffrey Ronald King, Simon Richard John Leggett, Karen Taylor, Stefan Schüttel, Meinrad Schaer
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Patent number: 6902779Abstract: Transfer paper suitable for in-jet printing, provided, at least on the side to be printed, with a release or barrier layer, the layer having a porosity of at most 100 ml/min, and a method for manufacturing a transfer paper and a method for printing transfer paper with an ink-jet printer with an aqueous dispersion of a sublimable ink.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1999Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: W. A. Sanders Papierfabriek Coldenhove B.V.Inventors: Anthonie Cornelis de Visser, Cornelis Hendricus Cornelissen, Koert Johannes Sportel
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Patent number: 6878423Abstract: A transfer sheet comprises a support, and a transfer layer for receiving an ink, wherein the transfer layer is formed in the support by heating at a predetermined temperature and is separable from the support. The hot-melt adhesive particle comprises a first particle having a melting point more than the predetermined temperature and a second particle having a melting point not more than the predetermined temperature. The transfer layer may further comprise a film-forming resin component and a dye fixing agent. The hot-melt adhesive particle may comprise a polyamide-series particle. In particular, the average particle size of the first particle may be 3 to 100 mm. The transfer sheet is excellent in stability on delivery of a paper as well as can prevent the inside of the printer from staining.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Hideki Nakanishi
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Patent number: 6871950Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-transfer medium, comprising an ink vehicle-absorbing layer, which is subjected to a release treatment, and coloring material-retaining layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1999Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiko Higuma, Yuko Sato, Yoshiyuki Shino
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Patent number: 6869910Abstract: An image transfer sheet, having a support sheet, an optional barrier layer on the support sheet, at least one heat release layer on the optional barrier layer or on the support sheet, an image receiving layer on the heat release layer, an optional image layer on the image receiving layer, an optional non-water-dispersible polymer layer on the image layer, and an optional transfer blocking overcoat layer on the optional polymer layer or the image layer, is used in a dry heat transfer process to transfer an image to a receptor element. The image receiving layer of the present invention is a precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC)-containing image receiving layer, a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-containing image receiving layer, or an image receiving layer containing both PCC and PVP (PCC/PVP).Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2002Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Foto-Wear, Inc.Inventors: Scott A. Williams, Anne Hermetet Agler
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Patent number: 6855381Abstract: The present invention describes a transfer system of images produced by an ink jet printer to a textile substrate, comprising a backing and mounted thereon at least one melt transfer ink absorption layer with a matrix comprising at least one meltable polymer material into which fine particles of a filler capable of ink absorption have been embedded.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2001Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Star Coating AGInventors: Jan Dietrich, Peter Kummer, Ilona Stiburek
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Patent number: 6837578Abstract: An apparatus and method for recording an image using a transfer-type recording mechanism are such that a layer of an intermediate transfer element is removably formed on a surface of an intermediate transfer medium. The intermediate transfer element includes an ultraviolet stabilizer and a powder mixture. The intermediate transfer layer is capable of being dissolved and swelled by applying an ink liquid on the intermediate transfer medium and enables a viscosity of the ink liquid residing thereon to be increased. An image is produced on the intermediate transfer medium by supplying the ink liquid thereon. The image is then transferred to the recording medium, so that a high quality image is produced without any blurring, mixing or penetration of the ink liquid.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Tanikawa, Tadashi Saito, Aino Noguchi, Yasuo Katano, Kakuji Murakami, Mitsuo Hasebe, Toshio Kawakubo, Satoru Tomita, Tomoko Takahashi, Nobuyuki Yanagawa
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Patent number: 6835693Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising in order an imaging layer, an upper oriented polymer sheet, a laminating adhesive layer in contact with said upper polymer sheet and also in contact with a lower oriented polymer sheet, and a positioning adhesive in contact with the lower side of said lower polymer sheet.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2002Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Cheryl J. Kaminsky, Loretta E. Allen
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Patent number: 6824839Abstract: An image transfer assembly (12) receives an image printed from an ink jet printer. The assembly (12) provides a device to transfer the printed image onto an image-receiving surface. The assembly (12) has a flexible substrate (16) on one side, and an upper surface (20) on the other side that is substantially permeable to ink jet printer ink and that is non-tacky prior to printing. The assembly (12) has an adhesive or polymer layer (14) in between the upper surface (20) and the flexible substrate (16). After printing with a water-based ink jet printer ink, the user may apply the assembly (12) to a substrate, such as a window or other surface, and remove the flexible substrate (16), thereby leaving the layer (14) that bears the image on the substrate. In one of several alternative embodiments, the layer (14) is divided into discrete zones that are separated from one another along boundaries.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1998Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Ghanshyam H. Popat, Fred Miekka, Raymond Kubit, Robert Valadez, Gustav Ray, Shiaonung Su, H. Paul Barker
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Publication number: 20040224103Abstract: The present invention relates to a protective film for application to a card member and forming identification cards having protective films. The method of applying protection to a card member includes providing a protective film. The protective film includes a protective overlay and an ink-receptive material. The ink-receptive material includes an ink-receptive coating on a backing layer. The ink-receptive coating is bonded to the protective overlay. The method also includes removing the backing layer from the ink-receptive coating and laminating the ink-receptive coating to a surface of a card member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: Fargo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Karl A. Karst, Gary M. Klinefelter
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Patent number: 6808776Abstract: This invention relates to a water-absorbent film construction, comprising: a water-absorbent film layer overlying a base layer, the water-absorbent film layer being comprised of at least about 40% by weight of at least one 2-oxazoline polymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2002Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Bernard S. Mientus, Dana M. Boyd, Ramin Heydarpour, Sriram Vankatasanthanam, Prakash Mallya, Norman Yamamoto, Frank Yenjir Shih, Chitto R. Sarkar, Christine K. Hibberd, Zhisong Huang, Arthur G. Castillo
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Patent number: 6800343Abstract: A print media having a first sheet that is elastic about a plane of its printable surface is adhered to a second sheet that is rigid about the plane of the printable surface. The two sheets are separable such that the first sheet may be separated from the second sheet after transferring a desired image to the printable surface. By transferring an image to the printable surface of the first sheet, and by subsequently removing the second sheet, a stretchable image is produced on the first sheet.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Heather N. Bean, Mark Nelson Robins, Matthew Flach
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Publication number: 20040185192Abstract: An image-recordable liner comprising a support, a release layer which is fixed to one surface of the support and comprises a release agent composition, and a recording layer which consists of a layer comprising a resin fixed to the other surface of the support and receives an ink or a toner for recording an image; and an adhesive sheet structure comprising a substrate, at least one adhesive layer which is fixed to one surface of the substrate and contains a self-adherent polymer, and the above image-recordable liner, which is laminated on the adhesive layer with the release layer facing to the adhesive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Inventors: Hiroshi Tsuji, Seiji Iino
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Patent number: 6783816Abstract: This invention relates to an inkjet substrate comprising a polymeric core having a first and second surface, an inkjet coating on the first surface and a metallized layer covering at least a portion of the second surface. The invention also relates to support substrates that are adhered to the inkjet substrate. Additionally the invention relates to methods of making the inkjet substrate and methods of using the same. The present invention provides a metallic appearance to ordinary inkjet printing to provide unique and special print effects. These substrates are useful for printing paper substrates, greeting cards, and novelties, such as buttons and magnets, binders, labels, index products, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Valery Golub, Dean Hanawalt, Steve Saunders
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Patent number: RE42541Abstract: The present invention includes a method for transferring an image from one substrate to another. The method includes providing an image transfer sheet that is comprised of a substrate layer, a release layer and an image-imparting layer that may comprise a low density polyethylene or other polymeric component having a melting temperature within a range of 90°-700° C. An image is imparted to the low density polyethylene area with an image-imparting medium. A second image-receiving substrate is provided. The second image-receiving substrate is contacted to the first image transfer sheet at the polymer layer. Heat is applied to the image transfer sheet so that the low density polyethylene encapsulates the image-imparting medium and transfers the encapsulates to the image-receiving substrate, thereby forming a mirror image on the image-receiving substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2005Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Inventors: Jody A. Dalvey, Nabill F. Nasser