Method for transferring material with adhesive onto articles with a difference in degree of curing between the material and adhesive

This invention describes a method to decorate three-dimensional objects. It involves printing a special curable ink onto a flexible film, then curing that ink. An adhesive is then applied over the cured ink. This film, with its ink and adhesive layers, is then shaped to fit the object's surface, and the ink design is transferred onto the object.

Why it matters: Advances in robotic manipulation for complex 3D surfaces and more efficient, compact UV/EB curing systems could significantly reduce the technical hurdles and cost of this multi-step process since 2019.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedPrecision printer, conformable film, curing system, adhesive applicator

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