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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, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Utpal Vaidya, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Felix P. Shvartsman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Roman T. Knipp, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
DataCard Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/710 ; B32B 2/700 ; B32B 2/736 ; B29D 2/200 ; B41M 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/710 ; B32B 2/700 ; B32B 2/736 ; B29D 2/200 ; B41M 3/12 ;
Abstract
The disclosure provides a method for printing an image on a substrate. An image is printed onto a carrier substrate that has been coated with a receptive layer having at least two layers: a transferable skin layer and an absorptive layer. The image is then transferred to a final substrate using heat and pressure.