Patent ID: 7922778

Claim:
A method of operating a sublimation printing device, comprising: providing a donor for sublimation onto a receiver; juxtaposing at least a portion of the donor with at least a portion of the receiver; sublimating a first fabric enhancer from the donor above a first temperature; sublimating second fabric enhancer that sublimate from the donor above a second temperature, and wherein the first and second fabric enhancer is selected from the group consisting of: a finishing agent, a conditioning agent, a bleach, an antimicrobial substance, and a stain release agent, and wherein the second temperature is at least 10° F. higher than the first temperature and first and second catalysts that trigger the first and second fabric enhancers to sublimate at the first and second temperatures, respectively in one continuous process; and wherein the donor comprises first and second different colorants, each of which sublimates from the donor at a temperature of at least 260° F. and heating the donor from temperature (T 1 ) to temperature (T 2 ) for a period of time (S), defined by Q=M·(T 1 −T 2 )·S, wherein Q is energy in calories to sublimate the donor and M is the mass of the receiver.