Douglas Maxey

US Patent:

20040187369, Sep 30, 2004

Filed:

Apr 12, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/822567

Inventors:

Jimmie Burrow - Southlake TX, US
Kenneth Hudson - Flower Mound TX, US
Michael Kogutt - Dallas TX, US
Randy Kogutt - Dallas TX, US
Kevin Leicht - Fort Worth TX, US
Douglas Maxey - Highland Village TX, US

Assignee:

DART MANUFACTURING COMPANY - DALLAS TX

International Classification:

G09F001/00

US Classification:

040/124090, 040/299010

Abstract:

An article of manufacture such as a soft cover portfolio, desk folder, or similar article, includes a graphic image provided thereon by transferring an image from a source to a processor which is operable to control a printer to print multiple images on a sheet of polyvinyl chloride or the like. The printed images may be protected by laminating a transparent vinyl sheet over the larger image sheet and the images are then precut to final size. The final individual image sheets are applied directly to the article of manufacture or to a member of flexible material to be used in forming an article of manufacture by, preferably, RF sealing the image sheet to the member which will form a part of the article. The precisely cut image sheet may be supported on a debossing die or placed on the member which will form the article, then struck by the debossing die. Accurate positioning of the image sheet on the member may be carried out by use of a guide device, focused light beams or by a light debossing operation to form an indentation in the member prior to locating the image sheet on the member. A virtually infinite range of graphic images may be rapidly and permanently placed on members which are then used to form articles of manufacture, such as portfolios, desk folders, luggage tags, memo pads and similar articles in relatively large quantities.

US Patent:

6740189, May 25, 2004

Filed:

Sep 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/656258

Inventors:

Jimmie D. Burrow - Southlake TX
Kenneth W. Hudson - Flower Mound TX
Michael A. Kogutt - Irving TX
Randy A. Kogutt - Dallas TX
Kevin Anthony Leicht - Fort Worth TX
Douglas E. Maxey - Highland Village TX

Assignee:

Dart Manufacturing Company - Dallas TX

International Classification:

B32B 3118

US Classification:

156256, 156265, 1562722, 156277

Abstract:

An article such as a soft cover portfolio, or desk folder includes a graphic image thereon by transferring an image from a source to a processor which is operable to control a printer to print multiple images on a sheet of polyvinyl chloride or the like. The printed images may be protected by laminating a transparent vinyl sheet over the image sheet and the images are then precut to final size. The individual images are applied directly to the article or to a member used in forming an article by RF sealing the image to the member. The image may be supported on a debossing die or placed on the member wich will form the article, then struck by the debossing die.