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Patent No.:

US 12773031 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2025

Heat press apparatuses, systems, and methods

Applicant:

Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);

Inventors:

Kristy Lynn Barney, Lehi, UT (US);

Mitchell Alan Cheever, Brigham City, UT (US);

Yung Tseng Chen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Hayley Ketch, Alpine, UT (US);

Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Sacramento, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

F Griffin Hall

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A42C 1/08 (2006.01); B30B 9/00 (2006.01); B30B 15/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B41F 16/02 (2006.01); D06F 75/08 (2006.01); D06F 79/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A42C 1/08 (2013.01); B30B 9/00 (2013.01); B30B 15/064 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01); B41F 16/02 (2013.01); D06F 75/08 (2013.01); D06F 79/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hat form for a heat press that is configured to support a workpiece (e.g., a hat) during a heat-activated design transfer using the heat press. The hat form may include a cover at least partially defining an internal volume of the hat form and a filler material disposed within and at least partially occupying the internal volume.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Barney, Kristy. (2026). Heat press apparatuses, systems, and methods (U.S. Patent No. 12773031). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12773031

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