Patent ID: 8535469
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
1. A method of applying an image to a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: a) imaging a printable surface with an image to form an imaged surface having a printed area and a non-printed area; b) positioning a masking sheet comprising a base layer and an outer masking layer adjacent the imaged surface such that the outer masking layer is in contact with the imaged surface; c) transferring a corresponding portion of the outer masking layer to the printed area of the imaged surface, leaving a negative image mask on the masking sheet; d) transferring the negative image mask to a substrate to create a masked area and an unmasked area on the surface of the substrate; e) imaging the unmasked area on the surface of the substrate; and f) thereafter, removing the negative image mask from the substrate.