CPC B41M 5/38214 (2013.01) [B41M 1/30 (2013.01); B41M 5/0011 (2013.01); B41M 5/0355 (2013.01); B41M 5/0356 (2013.01); B41M 5/165 (2013.01); B41M 5/38235 (2013.01); C08J 5/00 (2013.01); B41M 5/42 (2013.01); B41M 5/5218 (2013.01); B41M 2205/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An undecorated low temperature plastic article configured to receive a disperse dye human discernable image, comprising:
a. a low-temperature plastic substrate, said substrate comprising the property of unacceptably deforming when exposed to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and 12 pounds per square inch pressure;
b. a first organic polymer coating layer applied to the surface of said low-temperature plastic article, wherein said first layer includes infrared radiation reflecting additives, said additives including particles having a mean diameter size greater than 400 nano-meters;
c. a second organic polymer translucent coating layer applied over said first layer and formulated to disperse visible light hitting said second layer and light being reflected from said first layer, wherein said second layer includes light scattering particles have a mean diameter size less than 400 nano-meters, and wherein said first layer reflects infrared radiation into said second layer and said second layer absorbs said reflected infrared radiation; and,
d. wherein said pre-applied second coating layer is adapted for receiving a human discernable image diffused into said pre-applied second layer using a dye sublimation process without deforming said low temperature plastic substrate due to said concentration of said infrared radiation into said second layer during a dye sublimation process, wherein said discernable image is comprised of one or more disperse dyes infused into said second layer at a molecular level consistent with a dye sublimation process.
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