Michael Robert Viola

US Patent:

43372937, Jun 29, 1982

Filed:

May 22, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/266581

Inventors:

Michael R. Viola - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B32B 904

US Classification:

428337

Abstract:

A system of making custom transfers using as the image transfer implement clear or transparent polyvinyl chloride film in sheeting form that is pretreated in practicing the invention to have on its side that is to bear the image to be transferred a polyvinyl alcohol overcoated adhesion and release coating that forms an incipient image receiving transfer medium, in which system the image that is selected to be transferred is photographed to provide the image of same in the usual photographic negative format, and a section, of appropriate size, of the transfer implement serving film is severed from the stock of such film to provide a transfer sheet that is further processed for completing and sensitizing the sheet transfer medium for photographic application to same, and in enlarge form, the image to be transferred. In the processing of the film sheet that serves as the transfer implement, after being cut to size it is applied to, in accordance with the invention, a special resilient coating board and has a first sensitizing, color pigment free polyvinyl emulsion applied to the sheet incipient transfer medium that is dried and followed by a second coating of the sensitized polyvinyl emusion that at this time includes color pigment of the image color selected, which coating is again followed by drying. The thus treated film sheet transfer implement then has its transfer medium photographically exposed, using an ultra violet light equipped projector that mounts the negative bearing the image, for photographically applying the image to the transfer medium of the film sheet, and in enlarged form.

US Patent:

43048374, Dec 8, 1981

Filed:

Aug 4, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/175317

Inventors:

Michael R. Viola - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G03C 1112

US Classification:

430252

Abstract:

A system of making custom transfers using as the image transfer implement clear or transparent polyvinyl chloride film in sheeting form that is pretreated in practicing the invention to have on its side that is to bear the image to be transferred a polyvinyl alcohol overcoated adhesion and release coating that forms an incipient image receiving transfer medium, in which system the image that is selected to be transferred is photographed to provide the image of same in the usual photographic negative format, and a section, of appropriate size, of the transfer implement serving film is severed from the stock of such film to provide a transfer sheet that is further processed for completing and sensitizing the sheet transfer medium for photographic application to same, and in enlarge form, the image to be transferred. In the processing of the film sheet that serves as the transfer implement, after being cut to size it is applied to, in accordance with the invention, a special resilient coating board and has a first sensitizing, color pigment free polyvinyl emulsion applied to the sheet incipient transfer medium that is dried and followed by a second coating of the sensitized polyvinyl emulsion that at this time includes color pigment of the image color selected, which coating is again followed by drying. The thus treated film sheet transfer implement then has its transfer medium photographically exposed, using an ultra violet light equipped projector that mounts the negative bearing the image, for photographically applying the image to the transfer medium of the film sheet, and in enlarged form.