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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Applicant:
Jeffrey Michael Howell, Ipswich, GB;
Inventor:
Jeffrey Michael Howell, Ipswich, GB;
Assignee:
Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V., Arnhem, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/025 (2006.01); B41M 5/035 (2006.01); B41F 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A support for an article onto which an image is to be printed by thermal transfer printing from a retransfer intermediate sheet has a surface shaped for engagement with the article, at least a portion of the surface being formed from an elastomeric material. Also disclosed are a method of making a support, apparatus for thermal transfer printing, a method of printing and an article bearing a printed image.