Patent ID: 8728589

Claim:
A method for laser decal transfer comprising: providing a receiving substrate; providing a target substrate spaced away from the receiving substrate and comprising a laser transparent support having a back surface and a front surface, wherein the front surface of the target substrate is coated with a layer of a rheological compound of selected thickness and viscosity; and providing an incident laser beam directed through the back of the target substrate to illuminate a given area of the coating, said illuminated area having a size and a shape, said incident laser beam having an energy density and uniformity selected so as to uniformly release and laminarly transfer a region of the coating from the target substrate towards the receiving substrate, wherein the rheological compound is not substantially evaporated while transferred, wherein the transferred rheological compound forms a deposit at a defined location on the surface of the receiving substrate; said transferred rheological compound having a substantially 1-to-1 correspondence in size and shape with the size and shape of the incident laser illuminated area, thereby causing a decal transfer of the rheological compound.