Claims
- 1. A method of printing a design using a polymeric surface material, comprising the steps of:
- a. preparing a liquid ink composition comprising a dye and a polymeric surface preparation material;
- b. generating an image by means of a computer;
- c. printing said image on a medium by means of said liquid ink composition using a printer driven by said computer, wherein said printing of said liquid ink composition by said printer is at a temperature which is below a temperature at which said polymeric surface material is activated; and
- d. transferring said design from said medium onto a substrate on which the design is to appear by applying heat to said medium at a temperature which is above the temperature at which said polymeric surface material activates, so as to cause said polymeric surface material to activate, wherein said polymeric surface material bonds to said substrate and said design is deposited onto said substrate from said medium and is bonded to said substrate by means of said polymeric surface material.
- 2. A method of printing a design using a polymeric surface material as described in claim 1, wherein the step of preparing at least one ink composition comprises preparing liquid ink compositions in at least three different colors, and at least one of said compositions comprises polymeric surface material.
- 3. A printed substrate produced by the method of printing a design using a polymeric surface material as described in claim 2.
- 4. A printed substrate produced by the method of printing a design using a polymeric surface material as described in claim 1.
- 5. A method of printing a design using a polymeric surface material as described in claim 1, wherein said ink composition further comprises a binder material.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/195,851, filed Feb. 10, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,431,501, which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 07/724,610 filed Jul. 2, 1991 U.S. Pat. No. 5,302,223, which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 07/549,600, filed Jul. 9, 1990, now abandoned.
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