Patent ID: 6190757
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B41M,B60R,G02B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A signage article comprising a thermal mass transfer composition in the form of indicia adhered to a retroreflective sheeting, the thermal mass transfer composition comprising:a) an aliphatic polyalkylene binder;b) an aliphatic acrylic binder that is a polymer or copolymer formed from acrylic or methacrylic acid, wherein the polyalkylene binder and acrylic binder are present at a weight ratio of polyalkylene binder to acrylic binder ranging from about 1.5:1.0 to about 15:1.0; andc) an effective amount of a pigment to provide the desired color to a thermal mass transfer composition;wherein the pigment and the acrylic binder are present at a weight ratio of pigment to acrylic binder ranging from about 0.5:1.0 to about 1.5:1.0, and the polyalkylene binder is present in an amount sufficient to provide the desired UV and visible light transparency and gloss to the thermal mass transfer composition.