Screen printing image enhancement

• US 20050284314A1
• Filed: 03/03/2005
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David W. Bowman, Jeffrey W. Mcconnaughey, Joseph M. Coulter
• Original Assignee: David W. Bowman, Jeffrey W. Mcconnaughey, Joseph M. Coulter
• Inventors: McConnaughey, Jeffrey W., Bowman, David W., Coulter, Joseph M.
• Application Number:
  US11/071,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20050284314A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 101/129
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 1/12 Stencil printing; Silk-screen printing
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 1/14 Multicolour printing
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 3/12 Transfer pictures or the like, e.g. decalcomanias processes for producing decorative surface effects B44C1/00; B41M5/0256 takes precedence

Abstract

A method of screen printing an image or design onto a substrate comprising: (a) depositing a plurality of inks over a temporary substrate, the plurality of inks comprising an image or design; (b) depositing a backing material over the image or design; and (c) depositing a white colored ink over the backing material so that the backing material comprises an intervening layer between at least a portion of the white colored ink and the image or design.

Claims

1. A method of screen printing an image or design onto a temporary substrate comprising:

depositing a plurality of inks over a temporary substrate, the plurality of inks comprising an image or design;

depositing a backing material over the image or design; and

depositing a white colored ink over the backing material so that the backing material comprises an intervening layer between at least a portion of the white colored ink and the image or design.

2. A transfer fabricated in accordance with the method of claim 1.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the act of depositing the plurality of inks includes sequentially depositing a plurality of colored inks onto the temporary substrate to comprise the image or design;

the act of depositing the backing material includes depositing the backing material to at least partially overlie the image or design; and

the act of depositing the white colored ink includes depositing the white colored ink to at least partially overlie the backing material overlying the image or design.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

drying at least one of the plurality of inks deposited onto the temporary substrate subsequent to deposition of each of the plurality of inks;

drying the backing material subsequent to deposition of the backing material; and

drying the white colored ink subsequent to deposition of the white colored ink.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the backing material includes an 888 Stretch Back Adhesive.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the backing material includes a first side at least substantially contacted by the white colored ink deposited, and the backing material includes a second side at least substantially contacted by at least one of the plurality of inks, where the plurality of inks include at least one of a clear colored ink, a black colored ink, a magenta colored ink, a cyan colored ink, and a yellow colored ink.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the backing material is deposited and in intimate contact with at least one of the plurality of inks; and

the white colored ink is deposited and in intimate contact with at least a portion of the backing material.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the act of depositing a plurality of inks over a temporary substrate includes;

depositing a clear ink over the temporary substrate,

depositing a black colored ink over the temporary substrate,

depositing a magenta colored ink over the temporary substrate,

depositing a cyan colored ink over the temporary substrate, and

depositing a white colored ink over the temporary substrate; and

the act of depositing the backing material occurs subsequent to the act of depositing the plurality of inks over the temporary substrate.

9. A method of screen printing an image or design onto a permanent substrate comprising:

depositing a plurality of inks over a temporary substrate, the plurality of inks comprising an image or design;

depositing a backing material over the image or design;

depositing a white colored ink over the backing material so that the backing material comprises an intervening layer between at least a portion of the white colored ink and the image or design;

orienting the temporary substrate with respect to a permanent substrate so that the image or design at least partially interposes the temporary substrate and the permanent substrate; and

heating at least one of the temporary substrate, the image or design, and the permanent substrate to couple the image or design to the permanent substrate.

10. A permanent article fabricated in accordance with the method of claim 9.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the act of depositing the plurality of inks includes sequentially depositing a plurality of colored inks onto the temporary substrate to comprise the image or design;

the act of depositing the backing material includes depositing the backing material to at least partially overlie the image or design; and

the act of depositing the white colored ink includes depositing the white colored ink to at least partially overlie the backing material overlying the image or design.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

drying at least one of the plurality of inks deposited onto the temporary substrate subsequent to deposition of each of the plurality of inks;

drying the backing material subsequent to deposition of the backing material; and

drying the white colored ink subsequent to deposition of the white colored ink.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the backing material includes an 888 Stretch Back Adhesive.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the backing material includes a first side at least substantially contacted by the white colored ink deposited, and the backing material includes a second side at least substantially contacted by at least one of the plurality of inks, where the plurality of inks include at least one of a clear colored ink, a black colored ink, a magenta colored ink, a cyan colored ink, and a yellow colored ink.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the backing material is deposited in intimate contact with at least one of the plurality of inks;

the white colored ink is deposited in intimate contact with at least a portion of the backing material; and

the act of heating at least one of the temporary substrate, the image or design, and the permanent substrate and bringing the white colored ink into intimate contact with the permanent substrate is operative to couple the image or design to the permanent substrate.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the act of depositing a plurality of inks over a temporary substrate includes;

depositing a clear ink over the temporary substrate,

depositing a black colored ink over the temporary substrate,

depositing a magenta colored ink over the temporary substrate,

depositing a cyan colored ink over the temporary substrate,

depositing a yellow colored ink over the temporary substrate, and

depositing a white colored ink over the temporary substrate; and

the act of depositing the backing material occurs subsequent to the act of depositing the plurality of inks over the temporary substrate.

17. A method of screen printing an image or design onto a temporary substrate comprising:

depositing a first ink on a temporary substrate;

drying the first ink on the temporary substrate;

depositing a second ink on the temporary substrate;

drying the second ink on the temporary substrate;

depositing a backing material ink over the first ink and the second ink;

drying the backing material ink;

depositing a white colored ink over the backing material ink that overlies the first ink and the second ink; and

drying the white colored ink over the backing material ink.

18. A transfer fabricated in accordance with the method of claim 17.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

depositing a third ink on a temporary substrate;

drying the third ink on the temporary substrate;

depositing a fourth ink on the temporary substrate;

drying the fourth ink on the temporary substrate;

depositing a fifth ink on a temporary substrate;

drying the fifth ink on the temporary substrate;

depositing a sixth ink on the temporary substrate; and

drying the sixth ink on the temporary substrate.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein:

the act of depositing the first ink over the temporary substrate includes depositing a clear ink over the temporary substrate;

the act of depositing the second ink over the temporary substrate includes depositing a black colored ink over the temporary substrate;

the act of depositing the third ink over the temporary substrate includes depositing a magenta colored ink over the temporary substrate;

the act of depositing the fourth ink over the temporary substrate includes depositing a cyan colored ink over the temporary substrate;

the act of depositing the fifth ink over the temporary substrate includes depositing a yellow colored ink ink over the temporary substrate;

the act of depositing the sixth ink over the temporary substrate includes depositing a white colored ink ink over the temporary substrate; and

the act of depositing the backing material occurs subsequent to the act of depositing the plurality of inks over the temporary substrate.

21. A method of screen printing an image or design onto a permanent substrate comprising:

depositing a first ink on a temporary substrate;

drying the first ink on the temporary substrate;

depositing a second ink on the temporary substrate;

drying the second ink on the temporary substrate;

depositing a backing material ink over the first ink and the second ink;

drying the backing material ink;

depositing a white colored ink over the backing material ink that overlies the first ink and the second ink;

drying the white colored ink over the backing material ink;

orienting the temporary substrate with respect to a permanent substrate so that at least one of the first ink, the second ink, the backing material ink, and the white colored ink interpose the temporary substrate and the permanent substrate; and

heating at least one of the temporary substrate, the image or design, the backing material ink, the white colored ink, and the permanent substrate to bond the image or design to the permanent substrate.

22. A permanent article fabricated in accordance with the method of claim 21.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the act of heating at least one of the temporary substrate, the image or design, the backing material ink, the white colored ink, and the permanent substrate includes concurrently applying pressure to at least one of the temporary substrate, the image or design, the backing material ink, the white colored ink, and the permanent substrate.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the act of depositing the white colored ink includes depositing the white color ink directly on the backing material ink.

25. A tangible article comprising a permanent substrate associated with an article of clothing that includes a screen printed image fabricated from a sequential deposition process that included depositing an ink followed by deposition of a backing material, followed by deposition of a white colored ink so that after the screen printed image is mounted to the permanent substrate, the white colored ink interposes the backing material and the permanent substrate.

26. The tangible article of claim 25, wherein the screen printed image is a pictorial representation fabricated by sequentially depositing a plurality of inks prior to deposition of the backing material.

27. The tangible article of claim 25, wherein the article of clothing includes at least one of a shirt, a coat, and a hat.

28. The tangible article of claim 25, wherein the screen printed image includes the white colored ink adjacent to the backing material.

29. A tangible article comprising a permanent fabric substrate associated with an article of clothing that includes a screen printed image fabricated from a sequential deposition process that included depositing an ink followed by deposition of a backing material, followed by deposition of a white colored ink so that after the screen printed image is mounted to the permanent substrate, the white colored ink interposes the backing material and the permanent substrate.

30. The tangible article of claim 29, wherein the screen printed image is a pictorial representation fabricated by sequentially depositing a plurality of inks prior to deposition of the backing material.

31. The tangible article of claim 29, wherein the article of clothing includes at least one of a shirt, a coat, and a hat.

32. The tangible article of claim 29, wherein the screen printed image includes the white colored ink adjacent to the backing material.