Putty Paint

• US 20150166809A1
• Filed: 12/16/2014
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Crayola LLC (Hallmark Cards Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Crayola LLC (Hallmark Cards Incorporated)
• Inventors: Smith, Linda J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,822,274 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 11/50 Sympathetic, colour changing or similar inks
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 5/26 Thermosensitive paints
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 7/41 Organic pigments; Organic dyes

Abstract

A putty paint compound for marking on a substrate, and a method and system of manufacturing a putty paint compound for marking on a substrate, are provided. In embodiments, the putty paint compound has a putty-like consistency that provides a delivery system for dye. In embodiments, a dye is dispersed into an elastic, pliable compound that maintains a putty-like form. When the compound is applied to a substrate having an activator, the dye dispersed in the compound creates a marking on the substrate that corresponds to the shape of the compound contacting the substrate. In further embodiments, the shape of the putty paint compound may be manipulated to provide a desired marking on a substrate, which may be altered by repeated or varied applications of one or more putty paint compounds.

Claims

1. A putty paint compound comprising:

a dye; and

an elastic compound, wherein the dye is dispersed into the elastic compound to provide a putty paint compound configured to mark on a substrate comprising an activator.

2. The putty paint compound of claim 1, wherein dispersing the dye into the elastic compound comprises:

dispersing the dye into a solubilizer at a minimum temperature for a minimum amount of time to provide a dye in solution; and

dispersing the dye in solution into the elastic compound.

3. The putty paint compound of claim 2, wherein the solubilizer is a silicone solubilizer oil.

4. The putty paint compound of claim 1, wherein the elastic compound is a pliable compound comprising silicone.

5. The putty paint compound of claim 1, wherein the elastic compound is one of a translucent elastic compound, an opaque elastic compound, or a pre-colored elastic compound.

6. The putty paint compound of claim 1, wherein dispersing the dye into the elastic compound comprises warming the dye and the elastic compound during mixing.

7. The putty paint compound of claim 1, wherein the putty paint compound is configured to mark on a portion of the substrate that comprises an activator, and configured to not mark on a portion of the substrate that does not comprise the activator.

8. The putty paint compound of claim 1, wherein marking on a substrate comprising an activator comprises generating a change in color on a surface of the substrate from a first color to a second color.

9. The putty paint compound of claim 8, wherein the putty paint compound is configured to change the color on a surface of the substrate from a first color to a second color once the putty paint compound reaches a minimum temperature.

10. The putty paint compound of claim 9, wherein the putty paint compound reaches a minimum temperature based on manual manipulation by a user.

11. The putty paint compound of claim 9, wherein the putty paint compound is configured to change the color on a first portion of a surface of the substrate from a first color to a second color based on contact between the putty paint compound and the first portion, and further wherein the putty paint compound is configured to change the color on a second portion of a surface of the substrate from a third color to a fourth color based on contact between the putty paint compound and the second portion.

12. The putty paint compound of claim 11, wherein the first color and the third color are the same color, and the second color and the fourth color are different colors.

13. A method of preparing a putty paint compound, the method comprising:

dispersing an amount of dye into a solubilizer to provide a dye solution;

mixing the dye solution with a putty compound to provide a putty paint compound, wherein upon mixing, the dye solution is dispersed in the putty paint compound and is configured to generate a marking on a substrate comprising an activator based on contacting at least a portion of the putty paint compound with at least a portion of the substrate.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the dye solution comprises a silicone solubilizer oil.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the dye solution and the putty compound are warmed during mixing.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the putty paint compound comprises less than 5% dye.

17. An ink-delivery system comprising:

a dye; and

a putty compound,

wherein the dye is dispersed into the putty compound such that the dye is consistently applied to a surface of a substrate upon contacting at least a portion of the putty compound with the surface of the substrate.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the surface of the substrate comprises an activator configured to generate a corresponding change from a first color to a second color.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein an amount of the change from the first color to the second color corresponds to an amount of time that the putty compound is applied to the surface of the substrate.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the putty compound is translucent, wherein the change from the first color to the second color is viewed through the translucent putty compound.