US 12,128,699 B2
Digital heat transfer of an image
Steve Wegzyn, Crystal River, FL (US); and Gerard Krief, Tarpon Springs, FL (US)
Assigned to SCRIBE OPCO, INC., Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed by Scribe OpCo, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/938,852.
Application 17/938,852 is a division of application No. 17/215,478, filed on Mar. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026933 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B41M 5/382 (2006.01); B41F 15/40 (2006.01); B41F 27/00 (2006.01); B41M 3/12 (2006.01); B44C 1/17 (2006.01)
CPC B41M 5/382 (2013.01) [B41F 15/40 (2013.01); B41F 27/005 (2013.01); B41M 3/12 (2013.01); B44C 1/172 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process of transferring an indicia to a substrate comprising:
a first conveyor transferring a carrier film, the carrier film including a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, the first layer is a planar sheet of material, the second layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer and is a pressure sensitive coating, and the third layer is an ultraviolet coating;
a first print head selectively transferring a nonwhite color ink to the carrier film over the third layer to form an ink layer visually displaying the indicia;
a first heating element selectively curing the nonwhite color ink;
a second print head printing a white color ink to the ink layer to form a white layer having a white color ink contour substantially equal to a nonwhite color ink contour of the nonwhite color ink; and
a dispenser disposing an adhesive layer on the white layer which is uncured.