Inventors:
- Cincinnati OH, US
Marc Richard Bourgeois - Liberty Township OH, US
Matthew Richard Allen - Mason OH, US
Mark Mason Hargett - Liberty Township OH, US
Benjamin Jacob Clare - Cincinnati OH, US
Christopher Gerald Donner - Liberty Township OH, US
Jason Matthew Orndorff - Lawrenceburg IN, US
Todd Michael Yeagle - Liberty Township OH, US
Philip Andrew Sawin - Cincinnati OH, US
International Classification:
B41F 16/00
Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods for applying a transfer material onto one or more surfaces of an article are disclosed, including apparatuses and methods of transfer printing on and/or decorating three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed and/or decorated thereby. The apparatuses and methods may include providing a deposition device, such as a printing device; providing a transfer component; depositing a material onto a portion of the transfer component with the deposition device; modifying the portion of the transfer component with the transfer material thereon to conform the transfer component to at least a portion of one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional article; and transferring the transfer material onto the one or more surfaces of the article.