PATTERN TRANSFER SHEETS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A RELEASING LAYER AND/OR PASTE MIXTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20230129519A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17971689

    申请日:2022-10-24

    摘要: Pattern transfer sheets and methods are provided for printing paste patterns (e.g., thin fingers) with a high aspect ratio and for increasing throughput in pattern transfer printing. Trenches in the pattern transfer sheets, that are configured to be filled with printing paste and to enable releasing the printing paste from the trenches onto a receiving substrate upon illumination by a laser beam—are coated internally by a coating configured to disintegrate upon the illumination. The coating is configured to enhance the releasing of the paste—increasing throughput and printing accuracy. The receiving substrate may be cleaned after paste deposition by removing disintegration products of the coating therefrom. Alternatively or complementarily, laser absorbing dye may be mixed into the printing paste to facilitate its release from the trenches.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYE SUBLIMINATION WITH DOUBLE-SIDED IMAGE INFUSION

    公开(公告)号:US20230128401A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17972336

    申请日:2022-10-24

    IPC分类号: B41F16/00 B41M5/382 B41F33/00

    摘要: An illustrative dye sublimation apparatus may include a pair of printed sheets placed on either side of a substrate that allows for image infusion on both sides of the substrate. A second heat source, such as a heated plate, is included in order to heat the second printed sheet. Compared to the conventional systems in which a single heat source heats a single printed, the embodiments disclosed herein describe a process for simultaneous double-sided image infusion, which results in a substrate with sublimated images on both sides.

    METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING FORMULATION OF PIGMENTS FOR DYE SUBLIMINATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230128030A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17972325

    申请日:2022-10-24

    摘要: Methods and systems for adjusting formulation of pigments for dye sublimation are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving, by a processor, a selection of the substrate and the image to be dye sublimated into the substrate. The method also includes determining, by the processor, an amount of each pigment of sublimation ink to be used to print the image on a sheet based on a characteristic of the substrate. The method further includes printing, by a dye sublimation apparatus, the image on the sheet using the amount of each pigment of sublimation ink and infusing, by the dye sublimation apparatus, the image from the sheet into the substrate.

    MULTI-STATION DYE SUBLIMATION APPARATUS FOR PRE-HEATING AND FOR FACILITATING SIMULTANEOUS SUBLIMATION CYCLES

    公开(公告)号:US20230040243A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17874698

    申请日:2022-07-27

    IPC分类号: B41M5/382

    摘要: An illustrative dye sublimation apparatus (also referred to as a dye sublimation machine) may have at least four stations, each station implementing a discrete step of a sublimation cycle. Multiple beds are rotatably mounted such that the beds pass through the stations to perform the corresponding steps. Therefore, the sublimation apparatus may perform multiple sublimation cycles simultaneously with the beds containing printed sheets and substrates at different steps of the multiple sublimation cycles. As the beds are rotatably mounted, the sublimation apparatus may allow for a fixed loading and unloading station proximate to a fixed, dedicated personnel station.

    Thermal Adhesive Paper
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220379645A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17826559

    申请日:2022-05-27

    发明人: Peter Zosimadis

    IPC分类号: B41M5/40 B41M5/382

    摘要: A thermal adhesive paper including a base stock with a thermal ink layer covering at least a portion of the base stock top surface and an activatable adhesive layer covering at least a portion of the base stock bottom surface is described. The thermal adhesive layer can be used in a thermal printer for printing a transaction receipt, with the adhesive being selectively activated during printing. The activatable adhesive may be thermally activated, with a higher temperature needed to activate the adhesive than to activate the thermal ink.