Glass paneling with a sublimated image and process for making the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B41M-005/035
B41M-005/382
B41M-005/26
출원번호
US-0447266
(2006-06-06)
등록번호
US-7504361
(2009-03-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Neely,Richard A.
출원인 / 주소
Neely,Richard A.
대리인 / 주소
Cahn & Samuels, LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
16
초록▼
Disclosed herein is a glass sheet substrate and process for making the same with a first wear surface, an obverse, second surface including a thermoset image receiving coating having a complete, unitary sublimated ink image that is viewable with minimal loss of resolution and clarity from the first
Disclosed herein is a glass sheet substrate and process for making the same with a first wear surface, an obverse, second surface including a thermoset image receiving coating having a complete, unitary sublimated ink image that is viewable with minimal loss of resolution and clarity from the first side through the thickness of the glass sheet substrate.
대표청구항▼
I claim: 1. A custom imaged glass panel, comprising: a generally transparent glass sheet substrate comprising a first surface, and second, oppositely facing surface defining a surface area dimensioned to receive an entire sublimated image, said first and second surfaces being spaced apart by the th
I claim: 1. A custom imaged glass panel, comprising: a generally transparent glass sheet substrate comprising a first surface, and second, oppositely facing surface defining a surface area dimensioned to receive an entire sublimated image, said first and second surfaces being spaced apart by the thickness of the substrate selected to minimize image resolution degradation; an image receiving coating on said second surface formed from liquid thermosettable silica sols, silanes, polyurethanes, and epoxy resins where the image receiving coating sol is a condensation co-polymerized acidic-colloidal silica sol and the image receiving coating has a thickness of 2 mils and the first surface of said glass sheet substrate incorporates friction enhancing texturing; and an entire multicolored image disposed on the second surface, said image having been formed using ink sublimated within said coating and said image being viewable substantially without degradation from the first surface through the thickness of the glass sheet substrate. 2. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 1 where the image receiving coating silane is a monomethyltrimethoxysilane. 3. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 2 where the image receiving coating polyurethane is a blocked polyisocyanate resin. 4. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 3 where the image receiving coating is composed of 1 part liquid thermosettable, condensation co-polymerized acidic-colloidal silica sol with monomethyltrimethoxysilanes to 3 parts blocked polyisocyanate/polyurethane epoxy resin. 5. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 4 where the image receiving coating further includes a heat stable compound selected from the group consisting of mold inhibitors, antibacterial agents, and anti-fungal compounds. 6. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 1 where the image receiving coating provides a high contrast for the sublimated image. 7. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 6 where the image receiving coating is a termixture of a) blocked polyisocyanate/polyurethane epoxy resin, b) liquid thermosettable, condensation co-polymerized acidic-colloidal silica sol with monomethyltrimethoxysilanes, and c) powdered Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) in a 20:5:2 weight ratio. 8. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 7 where the image receiving coating further includes a heat stable compound selected from the group consisting of mold inhibitors, antibacterial agents, and anti-fungal compounds. 9. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 6 where the ink sublimates and the image receiving coating thermosets at a temperature of about 200�� C. 10. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 1 where the ink sublimates and the image receiving coating thermosets at a temperature of about 200�� C. 11. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 1 where the substrate is clear and has a thickness of at least 6.3 mm and where the first and second surfaces are evenly spaced apart in parallel planes. 12. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 1 where the first and second surfaces are substantially the same size. 13. The custom imaged glass panel of claim 1 where the image receiving coating further includes a heat stable compound selected from the group consisting of mold inhibitors, antibacterial agents, and anti-fungal compounds. 14. A process for creating a custom image on a glass substrate with a first and a second surface, comprising the steps of: compounding a sublimatable-ink-receiving, thermosettable, coating from liquid thermosettable silica sols, silanes, polyurethanes, and epoxy resins where the sublimatable-ink-receiving, thermosettable coating sol is a condensation co-polymerized acidic-colloidal silica sol; applying the coating on a select on one of said first and second surfaces a glass substrate of select thickness where the image receiving coating has a thickness of 2 mils and the first surface of said glass substrate incorporates friction enhancing texturing; curing said coating; applying a complete multicolored image on the glass substrate using sublimatable inks on the thermosettable coating; and sublimating the inks on the coated glass substrate to form an image visible through the other of said select first and second surfaces where the other surface is exposable to ambient conditions without degrading visibility of the image. 15. The process of claim 14 where the coating is applied to select one of said first and second surfaces in a substantially dust free environment. 16. The process of claim 15 where the glass substrate is a flat sheet and the coating is cured at a temperature of up to about 204�� C. for a period of approximately 10 minutes. 17. The process of claim 16 where the image is selected from a group consisting of original art, artwork reproduction, graphic art, photographic image, personal artwork, and downloadable digital image producible by a dot matrix printer.
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