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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:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2006
Pamela A. Geddes, Alden, NY (US);
Daniel J. Harrison, Pittsford, NY (US);
Jim Ibarra, Williamsville, NY (US);
Claire a Jalbert, Buffalo, NY (US);
Joel D. Neri, Youngstown, NY (US);
Michael J. Draper, Medina, NY (US);
Pamela A. Geddes, Alden, NY (US);
Daniel J. Harrison, Pittsford, NY (US);
Jim Ibarra, Williamsville, NY (US);
Claire A Jalbert, Buffalo, NY (US);
Joel D. Neri, Youngstown, NY (US);
Michael J. Draper, Medina, NY (US);
International Imaging Materials, Inc, Amherst, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed in this specification is a decal assembly comprising a decal support, a releasable covercoat, a heat activatable layer, and an ink layer. The ink layer forms a digital image. The heat activatable layer has a high adhesion to a ceramic substrate at high temperatures and a low adhesion to the substrate at lower temperatures. Thus the adhesive properties of the decal are activated by heat. The resulting image has excellent adhesion to the substrate and resists the effects of washing.