Patent ID: 7824737

Claim:
A method for producing a synthetic leather article, the method comprising the step of: (a) providing a resin, (b) providing a colored polymer, the colored polymer comprising a product produced by reacting in a polymerization reaction a reactant mixture comprising a polymeric colorant and an isocyanate-containing compound, the polymeric colorant comprising a chromophore and an oligomeric constituent bound to the chromophore, (c) mixing the colored polymer and the resin to form a mixture, (d) applying the mixture obtained in step (c) onto a transfer substrate and heating the substrate to dry the substrate and form a resin coating thereon, (e) applying an adhesive onto the resin coating produced in step (d), (f) applying a fibrous backing substrate to the adhesive layer produced in step (e), (g) heating the assembly produced in step (f) to dry the assembly and bond the fibrous backing substrate to the adhesive layer, and (h) removing the transfer substrate from the assembly produced in (g) to produce a synthetic leather article.