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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110139358 | Heat Transfer Materials and Methods of Making and Using the Same Method of making a heat transfer materials are generally provided, along with the materials and the methods of using the materials. A splittable layer can be formed to overlie a base sheet, and an image-receptive coating can be formed to overlie the splittable layer. Th... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20100092735 | Masking media for heat activated graphics The present invention provides a masking media for heat activated graphics. The masking media includes a film having a first release surface, an opposite. treated surface, and a two-part adhesive applied to the treated surface. The adhesive is adapted to secure graphics... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20080206453 | Method for Decorating an Article and Equipment Therefor A process for decorating an article, including preparing a transfer sheet of flexible paper by printing with at least one subliming substance; applying the transfer sheet to the article to be decorated; and applying heat by dipping the article to be decorated and the tr... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080152795 | Thermal transfer printing method and apparatus Thermal transfer printing method and apparatus are provided to make initial character image data left on a spent ink ribbon illegible. In the method, after forming an initial character image FGi1 on an ink layer 11b in black of the ink ribbon 06/26/2008 | |
| 20080149263 | METHOD OF IMAGE TRANSFER ON A COLORED BASE The present invention includes an image transfer sheet. The image transfer sheet comprises a release layer and a polymer layer. One or more of the release layer and the polymer layer comprise titanium oxide or other white pigment.... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080152796 | Method of producing a reflective design A method of producing a reflective design includes the steps of lasering a pattern on an adhesive side of a reflective laminated material. The lasering ablates the adhesive and causes these areas to not adhere. The reflective laminate material is applied to a substrate.... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080118638 | COLORLESS THERMAL MASS TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES Retroreflective sheeting articles comprising a colorless thermal mass transferred image, methods of thermal mass transfer printing substrate such as polymeric films with a colorless thermal mass transferable composition, and thermal mass transfer ribbon articles compris... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080113092 | THERMAL SUBLIMATION CARD PRINTERS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR PRINTING IMAGE ONTO CARD Thermal sublimation card printers and associated method for printing image onto a card are disclosed. One proposed method includes receiving target image data; moving a card; transferring dyes of a ribbon onto the card according to the target image data while moving the... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20060233950 | Method of fabricating organic electronic device The invention relates to a method for fabricating an organic electronic device. The organic electronic device is fabricated by forming a first electrode layer, a plurality of organic layers and a second electrode layer sequentially on a substrate. In forming at least on... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060098082 | Thermal paper, and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same A method is provided for manufacturing a thermal paper from a thermal recording medium having a thermal color developing layer on a recording surface thereof. The method includes developing at least one color on one portion of the thermal color developing layer, and cut... | 05/11/2006 |
