Energy activated printing process
CA 2600944 C · Owner: Hale, Nathan · Inventors: Thompson, Kimberlee; Zhang, Sukun; Hale, Nathan
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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.
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- Filed March 6, 2006 and granted July 8, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 6, 2026.
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