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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald R Dressler, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Transfer Express, Inc., Mentor, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428195 ; 428207 ; 428331 ; 428343 ; 4283 / ; 4284111 ; 428483 ; 4284884 ;
Abstract
The ink transfer decal comprises a carrier sheet having a dimensionally stable base and a coating on the base defining an upper surface of the carrier sheet. The upper surface has a non-tacky, smooth matte finish at ambient temperature. A film of dried thermoplastic ink having at least one color, is printed directly on and adheres to the upper surface of the carrier sheet to form a reverse image graphic. A deposit of thermoplastic adhesive covers the ink, thereby constituting an ink decal for transferring the reverse image graphic to a substrate.