An apparatus for applying decalcomania to a curved surface of a container is provided. The apparatus includes a base, first and second curved rigid support members pivotally connected with respect to each other, a band mounted to the end portion of each support member, a heater assembly supported within the band, and a handle linkage adapted to open and close the support members with respect to each other. Movement of the handle linkage causes one support member to close with respect to the othe...

Thermally transferable printing ribbons and methods of making same fabricated by initially mixing and grinding solid ingredients together, and then emulsifying the entire mixture. Thermally transferable printing ribbons formulations in accordance with the present invention generally include one or more waxes, one or more resins, and pigments. These ingredients are ground hot in an attritor or ball mill. This mixture is then emulsified, and the resulting formulation is coated on an elongated back...

The invention uses transferable solder bump connection techniques in combination with a disposable test board to test and burn-in "as received" (i.e., untested) dies. Using transferable solder bumps, a die is first attached to the top of a disposable test board. The test board can be designed to allow 100% functional testing of the die as well as burn-in. Dies that successfully complete the test and burn-in process are considered to be "known good dies." Next, heat is applied to remove the known...

An electron acceptor polycondensation polymer of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group having not more than 15 carbon atoms; C.sub.m is a divalent connecting group; FLac is an electron acceptor group having a fluorene nucleus as its basic structure; X and Y are a carbonyl group or an acid amide group forming a urethane linkage with the oxygen atom of the diol; R.sub.2 is a bifunctional organic residue having not more than...

A self-adhering transfer material including one or more transferable design ayers, a lower adhesive layer and an intermediate layer of a polyester resin hardenable into a form-stable layer to act as a stabilizing and blocking layer.

A self-adhering transfer material including one or more transferable design ayers, a lower adhesive layer and an intermediate layer of a polyester resin hardenable into a form-stable layer to act as a stabilizing and blocking layer.

A color transfer imaging element comprising a support having thereon an imaging layer comprising a thermographic, photothermographic, or electrographic material capable of forming an image which absorbs or scatters light or infrared radiation, and a dye layer from which a dye image can be transferred to an image receiver when the imaging element is overall exposed to radiation that is absorbed or scattered by the imaged areas of the imaging layer, thereby causing imagewise heating of the dye. Th...

A rotatable and transferable stanchion assembly includes an elongate body having an upper end portion adapted to receive and secure thereto an accessory, and a lower end portion. A cap is mounted on the lower end portion of the body and has a lower portion with an outer external surface. A location plate, which is fastened to a flat surface, has a socket formed therein shaped for receiving the lower portion of the cap. A stud and bolt assembly secure the cap to the location plate in such a posit...

A thermal printer which uses a thermally transferably ink sheet having an irregular surface comprises heating means for generating heat in response to an input signal applied thereto; first support means for movably supporting a recording sheet and providing a pressure on the recording sheet in a direction toward the heating means; second support means for movably supporting a thermal transfer sheet in contact with the heating means, the thermal transfer sheet comprising a heat resistive base an...

The invention relates to a transferable paint film which has a silicone layer serving as a separating layer, said silicone layer being highly cross-linked and of the alkenyl-group-containing polyaddition type and including an adhesive layer as well as a paint layer. The paint layer can be peeled off along with the adhesive layer by hand, and stuck on a surface to be treated with paint.