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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:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1997
Michael A Lorenz, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Joseph D Roth, Springboro, OH (US);
NEC Corporation, , US;
Abstract
There is provided by the present invention a coating formulation and thermal transfer ribbon and printer which provide printed images that will permanently mark ceramic material when the printed image is applied to the surface of a ceramic article and fired. These formulations and ribbons contain ceramic pigments that will fuse to the surface of a ceramic material when fired. The printed images can be applied to ceramic materials using the decals of this invention which comprise a printed image on a sacrificial receiving substrate that vaporizes or decomposes when fired. Methods for permanently marking ceramic articles are also provided as are permanently marked ceramic articles.