Patent ID: 6300279
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B41M,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for transferring a decorative sublimation dye design formed on a transfer sheet to a wood substrate comprising:(a) applying a sheet of cellulose web material to at least one surface of the wood substrate, wherein the cellulose web material is impregnated with a thermosetting resin;(b) consolidating the sheet of cellulose web material to the wood substrate under heat and pressure such that the cellulose web material has seeped into the pores of the wood substrate to form a thermofused substrate;(c) bringing the transfer sheet in contact with the surface of the thermofused substrate;(d) applying heat and pressure to the transfer sheet and thermofused substrate to cause penetration of the design on the transfer sheet into the thermofused substrate through a sublimation process; and(e) separating the transfer sheet from the surface of the thermofused substrate.