Patent ID: 8709696

Claim:
A transfer printing method comprising: applying a curable sublimation marking material comprising at least one curable component and at least one sublimation colorant in a desired pattern onto a transfer substrate to form an image on the transfer substrate at a first temperature which is below a sublimation temperature of the sublimation colorant; curing the image on the transfer substrate; and bringing the transfer substrate into contact with a final image-receiving substrate, optionally applying pressure, and heating to a second temperature which is sufficient to cause the sublimation colorant to sublime and form a permanent image on the final image-receiving substrate; wherein applying a curable sublimation marking material comprises applying two or more curable sublimation marking materials in a desired pattern onto a transfer substrate, wherein each sublimation marking material has a unique sublimation temperature that is different from the sublimation temperature of every other sublimation colorant present, to form one or more images on the transfer substrate at a first temperature which is below a sublimation temperature of each of the sublimation colorants present; curing the image on the transfer substrate; and bringing the transfer substrate into contact with a final image-receiving substrate, optionally applying pressure, and heating to a second, temperature which is sufficient to cause one of the sublimation colorants to sublime and form a permanent image on the final image-receiving substrate, heating to a third temperature which is sufficient to cause another of the sublimation colorants to sublime, and which third temperature is different from the second temperature, and form a permanent image on the final image-receiving substrate, and, repeatedly heating to each unique temperature of each sublimation colorant present until each of the sublimation colorants present have sublimed.