Patent ID: 6884311
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B41C,B41F,B41M,B44C,D06P,D06Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring an image to a colored substrate comprising woven, fabric based material, or paper, comprising: providing an image transfer sheet comprising an image transfer substrate; a release layer contacting the image transfer substrate and an image-imparting layer that comprises a polymer that includes indicia wherein the release layer is impregnated with one or more of titanium oxide or other white pigment or luminescent pigment; contacting the image transfer sheet to the colored substrate comprising woven, fabric based material, or paper; and applying heat to the image transfer sheet so that an image including indicia from the image-imparting layer is transferred from the image transfer sheet to the colored substrate comprising woven, fabric based material, or paper wherein the image comprises a substantially white background or luminescent background and indicia.