Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090021568 | Reactive Dye and Process of Printing Same - A method of printing an ink that comprises reactive dyes as colorants. The ink has at least one cyclodextrin (CD) compound to react with reactive dye molecules, while a hydrophobic cavity is filled with a disperse dye component to create an encapsulation prior to the ink formulation stage. The ink also includes a crosslinking agent that is capable of creating a chemical bonding reaction between the unreacted portion of the hydroxyl functional groups of cyclodextrin (CD), an optional alkaline substance, and other optional ink additives. Permanently bonded color images are provided by the reaction between the chemically altered and colored cyclodextrin (CD) and the final substrate, which may be any cellulosic, protein, or polyamide fiber material, or mixtures with polyester, by the application of energy. | 01-22-2009 |
20100073408 | ENERGY ACTIVATED PRINTING PROCESS - Reactive inks and methods of generating an image on a substrate using both reactive and heat activated inks are presented. An image is printed on a substrate, without reacting the reagents in the ink. Subsequently, the reagents are reacted to fix the image to a substrate, with substantial permanency and fastness. Sublimation or similar heat activated dyes are printed are also printed on the substrate. The sublimation or similar heat activated dyes are activated, and have an affinity for polymer that is applied to the substrate. | 03-25-2010 |
20100091058 | HEAT ACTIVATED PRINTING PROCESS - Reactive inks and methods of generating an image on a substrate using both reactive and heat activated inks are presented. An image is printed on a substrate, without reacting the reagents in the ink. Subsequently, the reagents are reacted to fix the image to a substrate, with substantial permanency and fastness. Sublimation or similar heat activated dyes are printed are also printed on the substrate. The sublimation or similar heat activated dyes are activated, and have an affinity for polymer that is applied to the substrate. | 04-15-2010 |
20100129572 | IMAGE RECEIVER MEDIA AND PRINTING PROCESS - A transfer medium is provided for receiving images formed on the medium by inks or toners comprising thermally diffusible colorants, including disperse dye and sublimation dye, and methods of using the medium to present images on substrates. The medium provides an opaque layer that allows transfer of the image from the medium to a substrate, and provides a background for the image when the image is transferred to a dark colored substrate, so that the dark colored substrate does not obscure the image. | 05-27-2010 |
20110007118 | HIGH VISCOSITY HEAT SENSITIVE INK PRINTING PROCESS - A high viscosity aqueous inkjet ink that is useful in ink jet printers. The ink comprises heat activated colorant solids that are not heat activated during the printing process, and are printed onto a substrate in the form of an image that can be transferred onto a subsequent or final substrate by applying heat and intimate contact between the two substrates. The ink can also be heat activated onto the substrate without further transfer by applying heat at the temperature that is suitable for the activation of the colorant. | 01-13-2011 |
20110111188 | PROCESS FOR FORMING AN IMAGE ON A TRANSPARENT ACRYLIC ARTICLE - A method of imaging thermoplastics, such as acrylic glass, is presented. An image is formed on a transfer sheet or medium, and is heat transferred to the acrylic glass substrate on which the image is to permanently appear. An opaque pass-through coating is applied to one surface of the clear or transparent acrylic glass article. Heat activatable dye forms the image, and the heat activatable dye, when heat activated in close relationship to the opaque pass-through coating, passes through the opaque pass-through coating to the thermoplastic substrate. The image reflects light through the thermoplastic material and is visible through the material and from the side opposite the opaque coating. The opaque pass-through coating layer permanently bonds to the acrylic glass surface. | 05-12-2011 |
20120320136 | HIGH VISCOSITY HEAT SENSITIVE INK PRINTING PROCESS - A high viscosity aqueous inkjet ink that is useful in ink jet printers. The ink comprises heat activated colorant solids that are not heat activated during the printing process, and are printed onto a substrate in the form of an image that can be transferred onto a subsequent or final substrate by applying heat and intimate contact between the two substrates. The ink can also be heat activated onto the substrate without further transfer by applying heat at the temperature that is suitable for the activation of the colorant. | 12-20-2012 |
20140161996 | PROCESS FOR FORMING AN IMAGE ON A TRANSPARENT ACRYLIC ARTICLE - A method of imaging acrylic glass is presented. An image is formed on a transfer sheet or medium, and is heat transferred to the acrylic glass substrate on which the image is to permanently appear. An opaque pass-through coating is applied to one surface of the clear or transparent acrylic glass article. Heat activatable dye forms the image, and the heat activatable dye, when heat activated in close relationship to the opaque pass-through coating, passes through the opaque pass-through coating to the acrylic glass substrate. The image reflects light through the acrylic glass and is visible through the material and from the side opposite the opaque coating. The opaque pass-through coating layer permanently bonds to the acrylic glass surface. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168334 | HIGH VISCOSITY HEAT SENSITIVE INK PRINTING PROCESS - A high viscosity aqueous inkjet ink that is useful in ink jet printers. The ink comprises heat activated colorant solids that are not heat activated during the printing process, and are printed onto a substrate in the form of an image that can be transferred onto a subsequent or final substrate by applying heat and intimate contact between the two substrates. The ink can also be heat activated onto the substrate without further transfer by applying heat at the temperature that is suitable for the activation of the colorant. | 06-19-2014 |