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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. 10, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Lesko, Andover, NJ (US);
Shannon K Lesko, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
HID Systems, Inc., Sparta, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 401 ; 283 81 ; 428 402 ; 428 413 ; 428 416 ; 428 417 ; 428 418 ; 428 419 ; 428 421 ; 428201 ; 428204 ; 428480 ; 428481 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a laminated article and a method for making the article. An imageable film is printed on a first side with an image created in a computer. The image can be black and white or color. The imageable film can be transparent or white. The image containing film is then overlaid with a transparent laminate layer to protect the image from weather, abrasion and wear. A colored substrate may be applied on a second side of the imageable film to create a colored sign. The colored substrate may also be used to introduce special effects to the appearance of the finished laminated article.