Improved media for cold image transfer
CA 2397747 A1 · Owner: Graham, Paul D. · Inventors: Engle, Lori P.; Graham, Paul D.; Farooq, Omar
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Image transfer media and methods of transferring images are provided. The image transfer media comprise a sheet having a nonporous micro-embossed surface topography comprising cavities on one major surface of the sheet and an ink release coating on the embossed surface wherein said major surface has , a surface energy of about 43 dyne/centimeter or less. A method of transferring an image to a substrate comprises the steps of (a) printing a selected image onto an imaging surface of an image transfer medium of the invention; (b) contacting the imaged micro-embossed surface with the substrate using pressure; and (c) removing the micro-embossed surface of the image transfer medium from …
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- Filed February 7, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 7, 2021.
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