US5364688A
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Heat activated transfer for elastomeric materials
Assignee: Specialty Adhesive Film Co
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Filing: 1993-09-20
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Granted: 1994-11-15
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Expires: 2013-09-20
Abstract
Abstract A heat activated transfer which is particularly suitable for marking elastomeric articles comprises a lower elastomeric layer bonded to an upper polyester layer. The upper polyester layer in turn carries indicia which is a sublimation dye heat transferred into the polyester layer. The polyester is preferably a high temperature saturated polyester resin, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The lower layer is preferably a thermoplastic elastomeric layer. The two layers are bonded together by a thermoplastic adhesive, preferably a polyester.
Inventors
- 👤 John Mahn, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:43
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B25/00; B32B27/36; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B41; B41M; B41M1/00; B41M1/26; B41M1/32; B41M5/00; B41M5/0041; B41M5/0047; B41M5/0052; B41M5/0064; B41M5/025; B41M5/035; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/38207; B41M5/38214; B41M7/00; B41M7/0027; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1712; B44C1/1716; B60; B60C; B60C13/00; B60C13/001; B60C13/02; B29; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/06; B29D30/72; B29D2030/726; B32B2367/00; B32B2519/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24736; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31565; Y10T428/31826; Y10T428/3183
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
An indicia bearing elastomeric article comprising: an elastomeric layer having a lower surface bonded to said elastomeric article, said elastomeric layer having an upper surface bonded to a clear high melting point polyester thermoplastic layer, indicia comprising a sublimation dye carried in said polyester thermoplastic layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
46 words
An indicia bearing elastomeric article comprising: an elastomeric layer having a lower surface bonded to said elastomeric article, said elastomeric layer having an upper surface bonded to a clear high melting point polyester thermoplastic layer, indicia comprising a sublimation dye carried in said polyester thermoplastic layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The article claimed in claim 1 further comprising a thermoplastic adhesive layer bonding said upper polyester layer to said elastomeric layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The article claimed in claim 2 wherein said elastomeric layer is a thermoplastic elastomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The article claimed in claim 2 wherein said elastomeric layer is an uncured elastomeric layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The article claimed in claim 2 wherein said elastomeric layer is a cured elastomeric layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The article claimed in claim 5 wherein said thermoplastic adhesive is a polyester adhesive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The article claimed in claim 6 wherein said upper polyester layer comprises polyethylene glycol terephthalate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A heat activated indicia bearing sheet comprising: a thermoplastic elastomeric lower layer bonded to a primer coated clear polyethylene terephthalate upper layer by a polyester adhesive layer; said transfer further including indicia comprising sublimation dye carried in said clear polyethylene terephthalate upper layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A heat activated indicia bearing sheet comprising: a thermoplastic elastomeric lower layer bonded to a primer coated clear polyethylene terephthalate upper layer by a polyester adhesive layer; said transfer further including indicia comprising sublimation dye carried in said clear polyethylene terephthalate upper layer.
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