Patent ID: 8840745
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: B41J,B41M,B44C,D06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of printing a foil image upon a textile comprising the steps of: inkjet printing a layer of white ink in the form of a desired pattern upon a textile to form a white underbase pattern; inkjet printing a layer of colored ink upon the white underbase layer to form a colored ink pattern; placing the textile with colored ink pattern and white underbase layer upon a heat press; positioning a sheet of foil on top of the colored ink pattern and white underbase layer while the colored and white inks are not fully dry; activating the heat press to 1) transfer heat into the foil sheet, colored ink pattern and white underbase layer, and 2) to exert pressure upon the foil layer against the colored ink pattern and white underbase layer; after the step of activating the heat press, allowing the foil sheet, colored ink pattern and white underbase layer to cool so as to cause portions of the foil sheet to adhere to the colored ink pattern and white underbase layer; and after the step of allowing the foil sheet, colored ink pattern and white underbase layer to cool, pulling the foil sheet from atop the colored ink pattern and white underbase layer so as to produce a foil print pattern on the textile.