Patent ID: 8172974

Claim:
A method of forming a coated image on a substrate, the method comprising: forming an image on a printable surface of a transfer coating layer of a printable transfer sheet; printing a negative mirror image on a toner printable sheet, wherein the negative mirror image defines imaged areas having toner ink and unimaged areas that are substantially free of toner ink, wherein the negative mirror image substantially forms a mirror image of the image formed on the printable surface of the transfer coating layer of the printable transfer sheet in the unimaged areas of the toner printable sheet; transferring a portion of the transfer coating layer of the printable transfer sheet to the toner printable sheet, wherein the portion of the transfer coating layer transferred to the printable transfer sheet corresponds to the imaged areas on the toner printable sheet such that the image and the underlying transfer coating of the printable transfer sheet substantially remains on the printable transfer sheet; and thereafter, transferring the image and the transfer coating layer remaining on the printable transfer sheet to the substrate.