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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:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Maximilian Zaher, Oldenberg, DE;
Assignee:
Bush Industries, Inc., Jamestown, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156230 ; 156322 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying a pre-formed decoration to an article provides that the article is immersed into a liquid on which the decoration is floating. Prior to transferring the decoration to the article, the decoration is heated and hot water vapor may be used.