Patent ID: 6933014
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: A63B,B05D,B41M,B44D,C09D,D06P

Abstract:
1. A method for imprinting indicia markings onto a surface of an object, the markings penetrating beneath said object surface to thereby impart abrasion and wear resistance to said markings, said method comprising the steps of; a. securing in fluid-tight contact to said object surface a stencil plate having through a thickness dimension thereof openings having outline shapes corresponding to indicia to be imprinted on said object surface by a semi-liquid peelable ink, said ink comprising, b. applying said ink to an obverse side of said stencil sheet and through said opening through said stencil sheet onto said object surface, said applied ink extending beyond said open areas onto adjacent areas of said stencil sheet to thereby form a continuous layer having an outer surface which overlies said openings and adjacent areas of said stencil sheet, and an inner surface which contacts said object surface, said layer having a thickness sufficient to adhere when formed into a solid film sufficiently strongly to said stencil plate to enable said layer to be peelable en masse with said stencil plate from dye-imprinted portions of said object surface, c. allowing sufficient time for said dye to penetrate said object surface, d. allowing sufficient time for said solvent to evaporate and cause said film-forming substance to form a solid film peelable from said object surface, and e. peeling said stencil plate and said solid film en masse from said object surface thereby removing said solid film from and thereby exposing said object surface bearing said indicia markings imprinted on and dye-penetrated into said object surface.