Patent ID: 6277229
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B41M,B44C,C08F,D06P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of first printing an image onto an image transfer sheet that comprises in succession a water permeable detack layer, a water-accepting, water-activatable adhesive layer, a water-impermeable layer, and a flexible backing, and then transferring the image to a substrate without the addition of heat comprising:printing an image onto the image transfer sheet with liquid ink, thereby activating the adhesive in the areas onto which the ink has been printed, said adhesive being activated to a tacky state without the addition of heat;applying the sheet to the substrate to adhere the image to the substrate; andafter applying the sheet to the substrate, pulling the sheet off of the substrate to leave the portions of adhesive that bear the image attached to the substrate but leaving the portions of the adhesive that do not bear the image attached to the sheet.