A composite comprising a substrate and a thermal transfer laminate adhered to said substrate, said thermal transfer laminate comprising:</claim-text> a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a activated adhesive layer underlying said lower surface of said first layer, said facestock being adhered to said substrate by said heat-activated adhesive layer; an adhesion-promoting layer overlying said upper surface of said first layer; and an ink or graphics layer overlying said adhesion promoting layer; and an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said ink or graphics layer. view more

The composite of claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises a single-layered construction.

The composite of claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises foil, paper, polymer film, textile, or a combination thereof.

The composite of claim 1 wherein said first layer is comprised of a polymeric film.

The composite of claim 1 wherein said abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer is made from UV curable oligomers selected from the group consisting of epoxies, urethanes, polyesters and acrylics.

A thermal transfer laminate comprising:</claim-text> a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a heat-activatable adhesive layer underlying said lower surface of said first layer; an adhesion-promoting overlying said upper surface of said first layer; an ink or graphics layer overlying said adhesion promoting layer; and an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said ink or graphics layer. view more

The laminate of claim 17 wherein another adhesive layer overlies said abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer.

The laminate of claim 18 wherein a carrier sheet is adhered to said another adhesive layer.

The laminate of claim 17 wherein said first layer comprises a single-layered construction.

The laminate of claim 17 wherein said first layer comprises foil, paper, polymer film, textile, or a combination thereof.

The laminate of claim 17 wherein said first layer is comprised of a polymeric film.

The laminate of claim 27 wherein said first layer is comprised of a thermoplastic polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyamides, polyesters, polyester copolymers, polyurethanes, polysulfones, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers, ionomers based on sodium or zinc salts of ethylene methacrylic acid, polymethyl methacrylates, cellulosics, acrylic polymers and copolymers, polycarbonates, polyacrylonitriles, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and mixtures of two or more thereof. view more

The laminate of claim 17 wherein said abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer is made from UV curable oligomers selected from the group consisting of epoxies, urethanes, polyesters and acrylics.

The laminate of claim 18 wherein said another adhesive layer is comprised of a radiation-cured adhesive material or a removable pressure-sensitive adhesive material.

The laminate of claim 19 wherein said carrier sheet is comprised of paper, polymer film, or a combination thereof.

The laminate of claim 19 wherein said carrier sheet is comprised of a transparent thermoplastic film.

A thermal transfer laminate, comprising: a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower suface, and a heat-activatable adhesive layer underlying said lower surface of said first layer; an adhesion-promoting layer overlying said upper surface of said first layer; an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said adhesion-promoting layer; and another adhesive layer overlying said abrasion-resistant coating layer. view more

The laminate of claim 1 wherein a carrier sheet is adhered to said another adhesive layer.

The laminate of claim 1 wherein said laminate is adhered to a substrate.

The laminate of claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises a single-layered construction.

The laminate of claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises foil, paper, polymer film, textile, or a combination thereof.

The laminate of claim 1 wherein said first layer is comprised of a polymeric film.

The laminate of claim 1 wherein said abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer is made from UV curable oligomers selected from the group consisting of epoxies, urethanes, polyesters and acrylics.

The laminate of claim 1 wherein said another adhesive layer is comprised of a radiation-cured adhesive material or a removable pressure-sensitive adhesive material.

The laminate of claim 2 wherein said carrier sheet is comprised of paper, polymer film, or a combination thereof.

The laminate of claim 2 wherein said carrier sheet is comprised of a transparent thermoplastic film.

The laminate of claim 5 wherein said substrate is comprised of a metal, plastic, leather, paper or textile material, or combination of two or more thereof.