Patent ID: 6497781
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B41M,B44C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for transferring an image from one substrate to another, comprising:providing an image transfer sheet comprised of a substrate layer, a release layer, and an image-imparting layer defining image indicia that comprises a polymer having a melting index within a range of 20 to 1200 g/10 minutes wherein the polymer is effective for encapsulating the image indicia when exposed to heat; imparting image indicia to the polymer layer with an image-imparting medium; providing a second image-receiving substrate; contacting the second image-receiving substrate to the image transfer sheet at the polymer layer; and applying heat to the image transfer sheet so that the polymer encapsulates the image indicia and selectively transfers the encapsulates to the image-receiving substrate, thereby forming a mirror image on the image-receiving substrate.