Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Patent
1997-06-13
2000-12-05
Gordon, Paul P.
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
700 96, 700 97, 700118, 63 20, 63 23, G06F 1900
Patent
active
061578657
ABSTRACT:
A process and system to fabricate jewelry or curios. A conventional drawing program is used to create, manipulate or input an image. The image is reversed or flipped to make a mirror view of the image. This mirror view of the desired image is then printed on heat shrinkable material base material which has been specially coated. The sheet of base material with the mirror image is then shrunk utilizing heat. A this point the image can be viewed by looking through the non printed side of base material. Viewing the image through the base material (which is possible because the image is reversed) has been found to create a much sharper image. The printed side of the resulting curio is coated with a transparent material in order to add water fastness and durability. Finally the printed side of the curio is coated with an opaque white coating. It has been found that applying this opaque coating dramatically increases the quality of the image when the curio is placed on a dark background material.
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Gordon Paul P.
Mattel Inc.
Patel Ramesh
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