US6387472B1
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Decoration foil for decoration of three-dimensional substrate surfaces
Assignee: Leonhard Kurz Stiftung and Co KG
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Filing: 1998-07-15
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Granted: 2002-05-14
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Expires: 2018-07-15
Abstract
Abstract A decoration foil for the decoration of three-dimensional substrate surfaces with heating comprises a carrier film which is a substantially amorphous, unstretched polyester, polyamide or polyamide-copolymer film on which is arranged a decorative layer which is formed by at least one lacquer layer printed thereon, with the formation of a decoration in accurate register relationship.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Reck
- 👤 Joachim Süss
- 👤 Heinrich Wild
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:58
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1712; B44C1/1729; B44C1/10; B44C1/105; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A thermal transfer foil for decorating three-dimensional substrate surfaces with heating, comprising a carrier film comprising a film selected from the group consisting of substantially amorphous, unstretched polyester, polyamide and polyamide-copolymer films, a decorative layer arranged on the carrier film and comprising at least one decorative lacquer layer printed on in region-wise fashion, forming a decoration in which each of the at least one decorative lacquer layers is in accurate register relationship with the other layers of the at least one decorative lacquer layer, and an adhesive layer for fixing to a substrate surface, the decorative layer being arranged between the carrier film and the adhesive layer, wherein the thermal transfer foil is capable of being applied to a three-dimensional substrate by a membrane press or by a suitable pressure difference using the thermal transfer foil as a membrane to transfer the decoration of the decorative layer to the three-dimensional substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A thermal transfer foil for decorating three-dimensional substrate surfaces with heating, comprising a carrier film comprising a film selected from the group consisting of substantially amorphous, unstretched polyester, polyamide and polyamide-copolymer films, a decorative layer arranged on the carrier film and comprising at least one decorative lacquer layer printed on in region-wise fashion, forming a decoration in which each of the at least one decorative lacquer layers is in accurate register relationship with the other layers of the at least one decorative lacquer layer, and an adhesive layer for fixing to a substrate surface, the decorative layer being arranged between the carrier film and the adhesive layer, wherein the thermal transfer foil is capable of being applied to a three-dimensional substrate by a membrane press or by a suitable pressure difference using the thermal transfer foil as a membrane to transfer the decoration of the decorative layer to the three-dimensional substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A foil as set forth in claim 1 wherein the carrier film is a polyethylene terephthalate film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A foil as set forth in claim 1 wherein the carrier film is of a thickness of between about 20 to 100 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A foil as set forth in claim 1 wherein the decorative layer further comprises a protective lacquer layer which covers the at least one decorative lacquer layer in use after application to a substrate surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A foil as set forth in claim 1 wherein the decorative layer farther comprises a colored lacquer layer which is under the at least one decorative lacquer layer in use after application to a substrate surface and which is applied over an entire surface area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A foil as set forth in claim 4 wherein the decorative layer further comprises a colored lacquer layer which is under the at least one decorative lacquer layer in use after application to a substrate surface and which is applied over an entire surface area.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A foil as set forth in claim 1 comprising a detachment layer between the decorative layer and the carrier film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
A foil as set forth in claim 6 wherein the protective lacquer layer is between the carrier film and the at least one region-wise decorative lacquer layer, the at least one region-wise decorative lacquer layer is between the protective lacquer layer and the colored lacquer layer, and the colored lacquer layer is between the at least one region-wise decorative lacquer layer and the adhesive layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A foil as set forth in claim 8 further comprising a detachment layer between the carrier film and the protective lacquer layer.
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