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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:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Robert Marino, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher Allen Freeman, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Robert Marino, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher Allen Freeman, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
CafePress Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/02 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for creating a design that is melded onto an underlying layer of material that is then cut out and applied onto a final surface to produce an appliqué. The design is first created using a printer to print a design onto a top layer of 'puff' or other suitable cloth material. The printed design area is cut out of the top layer material and then the bottom layer, to create a two layer appliqué that resembles a traditional stitched appliqué.