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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Jodi A. Schwendimann, Minnetonka Beach, MN (US);
Nabil F. Nasser, Dayton, OH (US);
Earl Pickering, Hopkins, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jodi A. Schwendimann, Minnetonka Beach, MN (US);
Nabil F. Nasser, Dayton, OH (US);
Earl Pickering, Hopkins, MN (US);
Assignee:
NuCoat, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present subject matter includes apparatus and methods for a heat shrinkable water resistant image medium. The method can include providing a shrinkable coating comprising a polyurethane dispersion and applying the coating to a shrinkable substrate. The shrinkable substrate and the shrinkable coating are configured to accept ink, shrink when exposed to heat and, after shrinking, retain the ink when the substrate and coating are exposed to moisture.