Claims
- 1. A heat transfer material comprising:
a substrate layer; a release coating layer; a peelable film layer; and a discontinuous polymer layer having an opacifying material.
- 2. The heat transfer material of claim 1, wherein the opacifying material is a white pigment.
- 3. The heat transfer material of claim 1, wherein the discontinuous polymer layer includes a crosslinking agent.
- 4. The heat transfer material of claim 3, wherein the crosslinking agent is selected from multifunctional isocyanates, epoxy resins, aziridines, oxazolines, and melamine-formaldehyde resins.
- 5. The heat transfer material of claim 1, further comprising a discontinuous printable layer adjacent the discontinuous polymer layer.
- 6. The heat transfer material of claim 5, wherein the discontinuous printable layer includes a crosslinking agent.
- 7. The heat transfer material of claim 6, wherein the crosslinking agent is selected from multifunctional isocyanates, epoxy resins, aziridines, oxazolines, and melamine-formaldehyde resins.
- 8. The heat transfer material of claim 5, wherein the discontinuous polymer layer includes a white pigment.
- 9. The heat transfer material of claim 6, wherein the discontinuous printable layer and the discontinuous polymer layer each include a crosslinking agent.
- 10. The heat transfer material of claim 9, wherein the crosslinking agent is a polyfunctional aziridine crosslinking agent.
- 11. The heat transfer material of claim 1, wherein the peelable film layer is selected from polyolefins; polyethylene; ethylene-containing copolymers, or mixtures thereof.
- 12. The heat transfer material of claim 1, wherein the peelable film layer includes an additive selected from a release agent, an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant; a nonionic surfactant; a wax, or mixtures thereof.
- 13. The heat transfer material of claim 1, wherein the release coating layer is selected from silicone-containing polymers; acrylic polymers; poly(vinyl acetate); polysiloxanes; fluorocarbon polymers; or mixtures thereof.
- 14. The heat transfer material of claim 1, wherein the release coating layer includes an additive selected from a crosslinking agent; a release-modifying additive; a curing agent; a surfactant; a viscosity-modifying agent; or mixtures thereof.
- 15. The heat transfer material of claim 1, wherein the substrate layer is selected from cellulosic nonwoven webs and polymeric films.
- 16. A heat transfer material comprising:
a substrate layer; a release coating layer; a peelable film layer; a discontinuous polymer layer having an opacifying material; and a discontinuous printable layer.
- 17. The heat transfer material of claim 16, wherein the release coating layer is selected from silicone-containing polymers; acrylic polymers; poly(vinyl acetate); polysiloxanes; fluorocarbon polymers; or mixtures thereof.
- 18. The heat transfer material of claim 16, wherein the release coating layer includes an additive selected from a crosslinking agent; a release-modifying additive; a curing agent; a surfactant; a viscosity-modifying agent; or mixtures thereof.
- 19. The heat transfer material of claim 16, wherein the substrate layer is selected from cellulosic nonwoven webs and polymeric films.
- 20. The heat transfer material of claim 16, wherein the opaque discontinuous printable layer includes a crosslinking agent.
- 21. The heat transfer material of claim 20, wherein the crosslinking agent is a polyfunctional aziridine crosslinking agent.
- 22. A heat transfer material comprising:
a substrate layer; a release coating layer; a peelable film layer; and a discontinuous printable layer.
- 23. The heat transfer material of claim 22, wherein the peelable film layer is selected from polyolefins; polyethylene; ethylene-containing copolymers, or mixtures thereof.
- 24. The heat transfer material of claim 22, wherein the peelable film layer includes an additive selected from a release agent, an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant; a nonionic surfactant; a wax, or mixtures thereof.
- 25. The heat transfer material of claim 22, wherein the release coating layer is selected from silicone-containing polymers; acrylic polymers; poly(vinyl acetate); polysiloxanes; fluorocarbon polymers; or mixtures thereof.
- 26. The heat transfer material of claim 22, wherein the release coating layer includes an additive selected from a crosslinking agent; a release-modifying additive; a curing agent; a surfactant; a viscosity-modifying agent; or mixtures thereof.
- 27. The heat transfer material of claim 22, wherein the substrate layer is selected from cellulosic nonwoven webs and polymeric films.
- 28. The heat transfer material of claim 22, wherein the discontinuous printable layer includes a crosslinking agent.
- 29. The heat transfer material of claim 28, wherein the crosslinking agent is a polyfunctional aziridine crosslinking agent.
- 30. A method of forming an image-bearing coating on a surface, wherein the method comprises:
removing a non-transferable portion of a heat transfer material, wherein the heat transfer material comprises a substrate layer, a release coating layer, a peelable film layer, and a discontinuous polymer layer and the non-transferable portion of the heat transfer material comprises the substrate layer and the release coating layer; placing the peelable film layer on the surface with the discontinuous polymer layer exposed; and applying heat and pressure to the exposed discontinuous polymer layer.
- 31. A method of making a printable heat transfer material comprising:
applying a release coating layer onto a substrate layer; applying a peelable film coating onto the release coating layer; and applying a discontinuous layer of polymer to the peelable film.
- 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the discontinuous layer of polymer is selected from an opaque polymer layer, a printable layer, a crosslinked opaque layer, a crosslinked printable layer, or a combination of these layers.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/244,647, filed Oct. 31, 2000 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/244,852, filed Nov. 1, 2000.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60244647 |
Oct 2000 |
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60244852 |
Nov 2000 |
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