Method for the preparation of three-dimensional printed surfaces/products
CA 2108534 A1 · Owner: Bruml, Norman A. · Inventors: Bruml, Norman A.; Bruml, Norman A.
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A method is disclosed for the automated and accurate preparation of three-dimensional decorated flocked articles. The method achieves the application of a surface decoration from a colorant composition without smudging, distortion and nonuniformity of the colors so applied. The method may be practiced in an automated fashion with either a screen printing or lithographic printing station disposed in advance of the thermoforming station. The products that are prepared by the method include three-dimensional molded products having continuous decorations thereon, and products having a pattern of lines dissecting the flocked surface into contiguous sectors, and useful for paint-by-number …
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- Filed October 15, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 15, 2013.
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