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US 11,001,096 · App. 16/542,659 · Granted May 11, 2021

Method of applying artwork to a 3D plate

Inventors: Vincent Thomson (Avon Lake, OH); Zhenghong Li (Cleveland, OH); Duane Duan (Cleveland, OH)
Assignee: IdeaStream Consumer Products, LLC
B44F1/08B44C5/0415B44F7/00B29C2795/007
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Patent No.
US 11,001,096
App. No.
16/542,659
Granted
May 11, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to articles configured as panels of artwork, methods of manufacturing the same, and methods of permanently transferring a coloring media to such articles. More particularly, the exemplary articles and methods for forming the same are configured to accept many types of coloring media on a surface thereof through use of a color-receptive layer.

Claims (44)

1. A method of manufacturing an article configured as a panel of artwork comprising:

(a) providing a single sheet of panel body material having a front surface and a back surface, said single sheet of panel body material having a planar or flat surface on said front and back surface;

(b) applying 2D indicia on the front surface of said single sheet of panel body material, said 2D indicia at least partially formed by applying ink, paint or combinations thereof to said front surface;

(c) applying at least one color-receptive layer to said front surface such that the at least one color-receptive layer partially covers the 2D indicia on said front surface of said sheet of panel body material; and,

(d) forming 3D indicia in said front and back surfaces of said sheet of panel body material by deforming the single sheet of panel body material to form one or more non-flat surfaces on said front surface such that said at least one color-receptive layer at least partially covers said 3D indicia on said front surface of said sheet of panel body material, said 3D indicia positioned inwardly from outer edges of said single sheet, said single sheet generally maintaining its original shape except for said 3D indicia form on said single sheet.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising applying at least one support layer to the back surface of the panel body prior to said step of forming 3D indicia.

3. The method as defined in claim 2 , further comprising heating the panel body and at least one support layer applied thereto at a temperature of at least 90° C. for a period of at least 2 minutes.

4. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said 3D indicia is at least applied on regions of said panel body that include said 2D indicia.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said 2D includes both at least one light-colored region and at least one dark-colored regions, said at least one color-receptive layer covering 50-100% of said at least one light-colored region on said front surface of said panel body.

6. A method of manufacturing an article configured as a panel of artwork that includes the steps of:

a) providing a single sheet of panel body material having a front surface and a back surface, said single sheet of panel body material having a planar or flat surface on said front and back surface and having a uniform thickness;

b) applying 2D indicia on the front surface of the single sheet of panel body material, said 2D indicia at least partially formed by applying ink, paint or combinations thereof to said front surface;

c) applying one or more color-receptive layers to the front surface of the sheet of panel body material such that the one or more color-receptive layers at least partially cover the front surface of the sheet of said panel body material and at least partially covers the 2D indicia on the front surface of the sheet of said panel body material;

d) heating the one or more color-receptive layers on the sheet of said panel body material; and,

e) forming 3D indicia in the front and back surfaces of the sheet of said panel body material by deforming the single sheet of panel body material to form one or more non-flat surfaces on said front surface, said 3D indicia positioned inwardly from outer edges of said single sheet, said single sheet generally maintaining its original shape except for said 3D indicia form on said single sheet.

7. The method as defined in claim 6 , further including the steps of applying one or more support layers on the front and/or back surface of the sheet of said panel body material.

8. The method as defined in claim 7 , further including the step of heating said one or more support layers on said sheet of said panel body material.

9. The method as defined in claim 6 , further including the step of applying 2D indicia on the back surface of the sheet of said panel body material.

10. The method as defined in claim 6 , further including the step of applying one or more color-receptive layers to the back surface of the sheet of said panel body material such that the one or more color-receptive layers at least partially cover the back surface of the sheet of said panel body material and optionally at least partially covers any optional 2D indicia on the back surface of the sheet of said panel body material.

11. The method as defined in claim 6 , further including the step of cutting the sheet of said panel body material into two or more panels.

12. The method as defined in claim 6 , further including the step of performing a finishing on the sheet of said panel body material or two or more panels.

13. The method as defined in claim 6 , further including the step of forming a means for displaying on the sheet of panel body material or two or more panels.

14. The method as defined in claim 6 , further including the step of heating the one or more support layers at a temperature of at least 90° C. for a period of about 0.1-120 minutes.

15. A method of manufacturing an article configured as a panel of artwork, wherein said method includes the steps of:

a) providing a sheet of panel body material having a front surface and a back surface, said single sheet of panel body material having a planar or flat surface on said front and back surface and having a uniform thickness;

b) applying one or more support layers on said front and/or back surface of said sheet of said panel body material;

c) heating said one or more support layers;

d) applying 2D indicia on said front surface of said sheet of panel body material, said 2D indicia at least partially formed by applying ink, paint or combinations thereof to said front surface, said 2D indicia including a first coating and a second coating, said first coating at least partially overlying said front surface, said second coating at least partially overlying said front surface, said first coating having a lighter color than a color of said second coating, said second coating overlying 1% to 70% of said front surface;

e) applying one or more color-receptive layers to said front surface of said sheet of said panel body material such that said one or more color-receptive layers at least partially cover said front surface of said sheet of said panel body material, said one or more color-receptive layers at least partially covering the 2D indicia on the front surface of the sheet of said panel body material, said color-receptive layers are clear, transparent, or semi-transparent, a composition of said color-receptive layers is different from a composition of said first and second coatings of said 2D indicia;

f) heating said one or more color-receptive layers on said sheet of said panel body material; and,

g) forming a plurality of 3D indicia in said front and back surfaces of said sheet of said panel body material by deforming the single sheet of panel body material to form one or more non-flat surfaces on said front surface, said single sheet generally maintaining its original shape except for said 3D indicia form on said single sheet once said panel of artwork is fully formed.

16. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said step of heating said one or more support layers includes heating said one or more support layers at a temperature of at least 90° C. for a period of 0.1-120 minutes.

17. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said step of applying 2D indicia on said front surface of said sheet includes fully coving said front surface of said sheet of said panel body material with said first coating and applying said second coating on a top surface of said first coating.

18. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said further includes the step of heating said 2D indicia on said front surface of said sheet of panel body material at 120-200° C. for 1-60 minutes.

19. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said step of heating said one or more color-receptive layers is at least 90° C. for at least 0.5 minutes.

20. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said step of applying one or more color-receptive layers to said front surface of said sheet includes at least partially covering said 2D indicia on said front surface of the sheet of said panel body material with said one or more color-receptive layers.

21. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said further includes the step of cutting the sheet of said panel body material into two or more panels.

22. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said further includes the step of performing a finishing on the sheet of said panel body material or two or more panels.

23. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said further includes the step of forming a means for displaying on the sheet of panel body material or two or more panels.

24. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said second color corresponds to Pantone® Black, Black 2, Black 2 2X, Black 3, Black 3 2X, Black 4, Black 4 2X, Black 5, Black 5 2X, Black 6, Black 6 2X, Black 7, Black 7 2X, PMS 412, PMS 419, PMS 426, PMS 433, PMS 433 2X, PMS 532, PMS 539, PMS 5395, PMS 546, PMS 5463, PMS 627, PMS 654, or PMS 655.

25. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said panel body material is made of a metal material, said panel body having a thickness of at least 0.2 mm, said panel body having a thickness that is greater than a combined thickness of said color-receptive layer, said 2D indicia, and support layer, said support layer having a thickness of less than 1 mm, said color-receptive layer having a thickness of less than 1 mm, said 2D indicia having a thickness of less than 1 mm.

26. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said support layer includes a metal or polymer material.

27. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said 3D indicia on said front surface of said panel body is applied to 5-90% of a surface area of said front surface.

28. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein said 3D indicia positioned inwardly from outer edges of said single sheet, said single sheet generally maintaining its original shape except for said 3D indicia formed on said single sheet.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2024
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; ORANGE FANTASY, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2024
From: 12 THRASIO TWELVE, INC.; 17 THRASIO SEVENTEEN, INC.; 19 THRASIO NINETEEN, INC.; 22 THRASIO TWENTY TWO, INC.; 7 THRASIO SEVEN, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; CALIFORNIA POPPY PROJECTS, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; CHILI FLAKES, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; DARK ORANGE DESIGN INC.; EMBERGLOW IDEAS, INC.; FAINT ORANGE HORIZON, INC.; GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; GOLDEN GATE SOLUTIONS, INC.; IDEAL MONARCH INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC; KHAKI TRIPS INC.; KOI CREATIONS, INC.; LIONFISH LOGISTICS, INC.; MAPLE MOVEMENTS, INC.; OCHRE ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE CRUSH ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE HOPE, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE UMBRELLA CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGUTAN ORGANIZATION, INC.; OYSTER OASIS, INC.; PENNY ROSE SOLUTIONS, INC.; SUNNY OPERATIONS, INC.; SWEET NECTAR ENTERPRISE, INC.; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.; TANGERINE IDEAS, INC.; TOPAZ TRADITIONS, INC.; WILLIAMS EVANS RETAIL LTD.; AMBER IDEAS, INC.; PENTHE COMPANY
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP RECORDED AT R/F 58962/0806 Recorded Jun 29, 2024
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 068050/0158 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: THRASIO, LLC; 1 THRASIO ONE, INC.; 10 THRASIO TEN, INC.; 11 THRASIO ELEVEN, INC.; 12 THRASIO TWELVE, INC.; 14 THRASIO FOURTEEN, INC.; 15 THRASIO FIFTEEN, INC.; 16 THRASIO SIXTEEN, INC.; 17 THRASIO SEVENTEEN, INC.; 18 THRASIO EIGHTEEN, INC.; 19 THRASIO NINETEEN, INC.; 2 B BOUNTIFUL, INC.; 20 THRASIO TWENTY, INC.; 21 THRASIO TWENTY ONE, INC.; 22 THRASIO TWENTY TWO, INC.; 23 THRASIO TWENTY THREE, INC.; 24 THRASIO TWENTY FOUR, INC.; 25 THRASIO TWENTY FIVE, INC.; 3 THRASIO THREE, INC.; 5 THRASIO FIVE, INC.; 6 THRASIO SIX, INC.; 7 THRASIO SEVEN, INC.; 8 THRASIO EIGHT, INC.; 9 THRASIO NINE, INC.; ALLOY IDEAS, INC.; AMBER IDEAS, INC.; AMBER OASIS, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; ASH DEVELOPMENTS, LLC; ASSASSIN BUG INDUSTRIES, INC.; AUTUMN IDEAS, INC.; BITTERSWEET BILLOWS, INC.; BRONZE PROJECTS, INC.; BURNING NEON, INC.; BURNT SUMMER CITRUS, INC.; BUTTERCUP CREATIONS, INC.; BUTTERSCOTCH BEGINNINGS, INC.; CAFE CASA, INC.; CALIFORNIA POPPY PROJECTS, INC.; CANDLELIT CREATIONS, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; CARNATION CREATIONS, INC.; CARROT SOLUTIONS, INC.; CAYENNE SOLUTIONS, INC.; CHAMPAGNE PROJECTS, INC.; CHEDDAR CREATIONS, INC.; CHILI FLAKES, INC.; CHRYSANTHEMUM CREATIONS, INC.; CINNABAR CREATIONS, INC.; CITRINE SOLUTIONS, INC.; CLASSY MANGO, INC.; CLASSY TANGERINE, INC.; CLEMENTINE CREATIONS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS INC.; CORAL CHROME, INC.; CORN SNAKE SURPRISES, INC.; CRAWFISH CREATIONS, INC.; DAFFODIL DESIGN, INC.; DARK ORANGE DESIGN, INC.; DAYBREAK DEVELOPMENTS, INC.; DAYLILY DREAMS, INC.; DMD GROUP, INC.; ECOM HEIGHTS LLC; EMBERGLOW IDEAS, INC.; FAINT ORANGE HORIZON, INC.; FALL FOUNDATIONS, INC.; FAWN FOUNDATIONS, INC.; FOXY CREATIONS, INC.; FROSTY DREAM, INC.; FYER TROPICS, INC.; GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; GINGER CREATIONS, INC.; GINGERSNAP SOLUTIONS, INC.; GOLDEN GATE SOLUTIONS, INC.; GOLDEN KIWIFRUIT ENTERPRISES, INC.; HABANERO PEPPER PROJECTS, INC.; HARLEY ORANGE, INC.; HARVEST CHARM, INC.; HONEY SUNSET, INC.; IDEAL MONARCH, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; JASPER GESTURE, INC.; JUPITER GESTURE, INC.; KHAKI TRIPS, INC.; KOI CREATIONS, INC.; LACE DECISIONS, INC.; LARANJA LOGISTICS, INC.; LATTE LOGISTICS, INC.; LEMUR LOGISTICS, INC.; LEVITA HOLDINGS, LLC; LIONFISH LOGISTICS, INC.; LOBSTER LOGISTICS, INC.; MAGENTA PEEL SOLUTIONS, INC.; MAHOGANY MOVEMENTS, INC.; MALT DECISIONS, INC.; MANGO MOVEMENTS, INC.; MANGO WONDER, INC.; MAPLE MOVEMENTS, INC.; MARMALADE MOVEMENTS, INC.; MELON MOVEMENTS, INC.; METEOR MOVEMENTS, INC.; MIMOSA MOVEMENTS, INC.; OCHRE ORGANIZATION, INC.; OLD RUST ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE CRUSH ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE HOPE, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; ORANGE ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE PEACH PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE UMBRELLA CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGUTAN ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANSSI ORGANIZATION, INC.; OYSTER OASIS, INC.; PANTONE PROJECTS, INC.; PAPAYA PROJECTS, INC.; PEACH PROJECTS, INC.; PENNY ROSE SOLUTIONS, INC.; PENTHE COMPANY; PERSIAN PROJECTS, INC.; PERSIMMON PROJECTS, INC.; PIZZA PROJECTS, INC.; PORTOCALE PROJECTS, INC.; PRIMROSE PROJECTS, INC.; RADIANT ORANGE, INC.; ROSE BUD CREATIONS, INC.; ROSEWOOD WISH, INC.; SAFEREST HOLDINGS, LLC; SALMON SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDPAPER SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDSNAKE VENTURES, INC.; SAPPHIRE MONKEY, INC.; SCARLET SOLUTIONS, INC.; SCOTCH SOLUTIONS, INC.; SEASHELL SOLUTIONS, INC.; SHERBERT SOLUTIONS, INC.; SHORTBREAD SOLUTIONS, INC.; SOFT SPICE, INC.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 11, 2021
From: GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; FOXY CREATIONS, INC.; MAGENTA PEEL SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDSNAKE VENTURES, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; DMD GROUP INC; SUNFLOWER SOLUTIONS, INC.; PERSIMMON PROJECTS, INC.; SUNRISE SEASON, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2019
From: THOMSON, VINCENT; LI, ZHENGHONG; DUAN, DUANE
To: IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC
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Provisional Application 62721372 · Aug 22, 2018
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