EP0861150A1 - Method of transferring images of biological specimens onto leather - Google Patents

Method of transferring images of biological specimens onto leather

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EP0861150A1
EP0861150A1 EP96933809A EP96933809A EP0861150A1 EP 0861150 A1 EP0861150 A1 EP 0861150A1 EP 96933809 A EP96933809 A EP 96933809A EP 96933809 A EP96933809 A EP 96933809A EP 0861150 A1 EP0861150 A1 EP 0861150A1
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leather
biological
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Terry K. Bryant
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M3/00—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
    • B44C1/24—Pressing or stamping ornamental designs on surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C5/00—Processes for producing special ornamental bodies
    • B44C5/06—Natural ornaments; Imitations thereof
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C14—SKINS; HIDES; PELTS; LEATHER
    • C14B—MECHANICAL TREATMENT OR PROCESSING OF SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER IN GENERAL; PELT-SHEARING MACHINES; INTESTINE-SPLITTING MACHINES
    • C14B1/00—Manufacture of leather; Machines or devices therefor
    • C14B1/44—Mechanical treatment of leather surfaces
    • C14B1/56—Ornamenting, producing designs, embossing

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  • the present invention relates to the transferring of biological images onto leather using the already established plates disclosed in U.S. patent 3,298,881. These plates provide an indented imprint of biological specimens; such as butterflies, seahorses,or plant life, and the application for this invention refers to any and all biological specimens encompassed by U.S. patent 3,298,881.
  • stain By applying stain to the transferred images on the leather, the intricate details of the specimens are enhanced, giving a 3-D view of the duplicated original biological specimen.
  • the present invention provides a flexible raised 3-D exact duplicate image of the specimen, allowing the viewer to not only see the raised transferred biological image on the leather, but, actually feel the replica of the specimen without the original specimen being present.
  • This new application allows one to view the transferred specimen anytime or anywhere he or she desires, as the image from the said plate may be transferred over and over again, supplying as many exact duplicates of the original specimen as needed from one single plate.
  • the ability to make duplicates of the desired specimen allows more than one viewer to examine the exact same specimen from different locations at the same time. This is accomplished by the first step of wetting a selected section of leather with water and placing the smooth side of the wetted leather over the indented imprints formed by the specimens from U.S. patent 3,298,881.
  • the present invention requires no heat, and only the use of one plate per design, per application in order to transfer the desired biological images.
  • the leather is then removed from the plate and allowed to dry, thus, setting the transferred image. Stain or dye is then applied to the leather which brings out the intricate details of the transferred image of the biological specimen.
  • this invention relates solely to the use of leather when transferring those designs as encompassed in U.S. patent 3,298,881, as afore described.
  • Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the plate provided through U.S. patent 3,298,881, showing a sample of the indented biological specimen imprints;
  • Fig. 2 is a front view of the process of wetting a selected section of leather with water
  • Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of placing the wetted leather in Fig. 2 on a single plate as described in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of placing the leather and plate Fig. 3 into a press
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view of Fig. 4 of compressing the leather onto the images on the plate;
  • Fig. 6 is a front elevational view showing the flexibility of the leather being removed from the plate Fig. 1 after releasing pressure from the press Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 7 is a front elevational view of the process of applying stain to the transferred images on the leather in Fig. 6 after it has dried;
  • Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 7 which illustrates the intricate details and 3-D effect of the transferred images onto the leather after staining.
  • the present invention is the method of transferring biological images onto leather and solely employs the use of transfer plate Fig. 1 fabricated through a special process as discussed in U.S. patent 3,298,881.
  • This particular type of transfer plate is found to have both extensive economies of production and fidelity in the type of impression it may receive and transmit and was produced for the sole purpose of preserving the images of biological specimens for studying and viewing through the monochromatic, single dimensional flat form each biological imprint provided.
  • the wetted leather is then placed with the smooth side down over the indented images Fig. 3, formed by the plates from U.S. patent 3,298,881 as described in Fig. 1.
  • the leather and plated Fig. 3 are placed into a press Fig.
  • the raised image produced on the selected section of leather is of such extreme fineness, that a transverse motion of a blotting felt at a suitable pressure produces a coloring only in the finer details of the relief (e.g. veins of a butterfly wing) and thus the 3-D effect along with the intricacy of every detail in the specimen itself is achieved, Fig. 8.

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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Treatment And Processing Of Natural Fur Or Leather (AREA)
  • Decoration By Transfer Pictures (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
  • Measuring And Recording Apparatus For Diagnosis (AREA)
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Abstract

The method of transferring biological specimens onto leather by using a specialized single plate as discosed in U.S. patent 3,298,881 entails wetting a selected section of leather with water and applying the smooth side of the wetted leather on the indented biological imprints provided by the above mentioned plate. Then, by using a press which applies equal amounts of pressure to the entire surface of the afore mentioned plate and leather, an image of the biological specimen is transferred onto the leather itself. The leather is permitted to dry, thus, setting the transferred image, and stain or dye is applied to the leather bringing out the intricate details of the image of the biological specimen, thus creating a flexible 3-D specimen for scientific study or other endeavors.

Description

TITLE OF INVENTION:
METHOD OF TRANSFERRING IMAGES OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS ONTO LEATHER.
SPECIFICATIONS
FIELD OF INVENTION:
The present invention relates to the transferring of biological images onto leather using the already established plates disclosed in U.S. patent 3,298,881. These plates provide an indented imprint of biological specimens; such as butterflies, seahorses,or plant life, and the application for this invention refers to any and all biological specimens encompassed by U.S. patent 3,298,881. By applying stain to the transferred images on the leather, the intricate details of the specimens are enhanced, giving a 3-D view of the duplicated original biological specimen.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART:
Techniques for transferring is commonly accomplished by the use of pressure awls or molds of various shapes and sizes which are employed to press into parchment, leather, clay, or metal or any surface that will accept the impression. Other variants are the use of heated molds, awls, or wood-burning punches. These above methods are inoperative for providing an imprinted image of biological specimens as intricate as disclosed in U.S. patent 3,298,881. Since, the main purpose of the transparent plates (U.S. patent 3,298,881), was for examination, viewing and the studying of biological images, the reversed indented flat monochromatic images produced by the plates did not allow adequate exact 3-D perception of how the specimen actually appeared in nature. An important disadvantage of the plates (U.S. patent 3,298,881), from a scientific viewpoint was that the images produced in said plate were only available for studying from a fixed location, because only one single image could be produced from the original specimen per plate at a time. This caused a problem when said plate of an exact specimen was needed to be viewed by more than one person at different locations. Another disadvantage of U.S. patent 3,298,881, was that one could not bend the imprinted specimens due to the nonflexibility of the plates themselves. Also, the original transparent plate (U.S. patent 3,298,881) did not allow color shading to enhance the image of the biological specimens, (other than the color of the polymeric sheet of which the plate was derived), thus only providing a single transparent dimensional view. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION;
The present invention provides a flexible raised 3-D exact duplicate image of the specimen, allowing the viewer to not only see the raised transferred biological image on the leather, but, actually feel the replica of the specimen without the original specimen being present. This new application allows one to view the transferred specimen anytime or anywhere he or she desires, as the image from the said plate may be transferred over and over again, supplying as many exact duplicates of the original specimen as needed from one single plate. The ability to make duplicates of the desired specimen allows more than one viewer to examine the exact same specimen from different locations at the same time. This is accomplished by the first step of wetting a selected section of leather with water and placing the smooth side of the wetted leather over the indented imprints formed by the specimens from U.S. patent 3,298,881. The present invention requires no heat, and only the use of one plate per design, per application in order to transfer the desired biological images. Next, apply equal amounts of pressure to the entire surface of the plate and the wetted leather. This can be accomplished by using as much as 50 tons of pressure or more with a press that accommodates this need. Even though a lessor amount of pressure can be used, the greater the pressure the shorter the time it takes to produce the embossed impressions. After releasing the pressure the leather is then removed from the plate and allowed to dry, thus, setting the transferred image. Stain or dye is then applied to the leather which brings out the intricate details of the transferred image of the biological specimen. Due to the high transmittable properties of leather to take the relief of the indented biological images on the above mentioned plates when compressed, and retain the fine details of the original specimens, this invention relates solely to the use of leather when transferring those designs as encompassed in U.S. patent 3,298,881, as afore described.
A more through and comprehensive understanding may be had from the detailed description of the preferred embodiment when read in connection with the drawings and information from U.S. patent 3,298,881, forming a part of this specification. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS;
The present invention will be more fully understood by reference to the following detailed description thereof when read in conjunction with the attached drawings, and wherein:
Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the plate provided through U.S. patent 3,298,881, showing a sample of the indented biological specimen imprints;
Fig. 2 is a front view of the process of wetting a selected section of leather with water;
Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of placing the wetted leather in Fig. 2 on a single plate as described in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of placing the leather and plate Fig. 3 into a press;
Fig. 5 is a sectional view of Fig. 4 of compressing the leather onto the images on the plate;
Fig. 6 is a front elevational view showing the flexibility of the leather being removed from the plate Fig. 1 after releasing pressure from the press Fig. 3;
Fig. 7 is a front elevational view of the process of applying stain to the transferred images on the leather in Fig. 6 after it has dried;
Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 7 which illustrates the intricate details and 3-D effect of the transferred images onto the leather after staining. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT:
The present invention is the method of transferring biological images onto leather and solely employs the use of transfer plate Fig. 1 fabricated through a special process as discussed in U.S. patent 3,298,881. This particular type of transfer plate is found to have both extensive economies of production and fidelity in the type of impression it may receive and transmit and was produced for the sole purpose of preserving the images of biological specimens for studying and viewing through the monochromatic, single dimensional flat form each biological imprint provided. After wetting a selected section of leather with water Fig. 2, the wetted leather is then placed with the smooth side down over the indented images Fig. 3, formed by the plates from U.S. patent 3,298,881 as described in Fig. 1. Next, the leather and plated Fig. 3, are placed into a press Fig. 4, and equal amounts of pressure are applied to the entire surface of the afore mentioned plate and leather Fig. 5. This can be accomplished by using as much as 50 tons of pressure or more with a press that accommodates this need. Even though a lessor amount of pressure can be used, the greater the pressure the less amount of time it takes to produce the desired raised transferred impressions onto the leather of the biological images from each plate. After releasing the pressure the leather is then removed from the plate Fig. 6, and allowed to dry, thus, setting the transferred image. By applying one or more coats of leather stain over the transferred images on the dried leather Fig. 7, one can see how the biological images show both, depth perception and high fidelity of the design. The raised image produced on the selected section of leather is of such extreme fineness, that a transverse motion of a blotting felt at a suitable pressure produces a coloring only in the finer details of the relief (e.g. veins of a butterfly wing) and thus the 3-D effect along with the intricacy of every detail in the specimen itself is achieved, Fig. 8.
Having thus described in detail a preferred apparatus which embodies the concepts and principles of the invention and which accomplishes the various objects, purposes, and aims thereof, it is to be appreciated and will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Hence, it is intended that the scope of the invention be limited only to the extent indicated in the appended claims. -4-

Claims

CLAIMS;What I claim as my invention is:
1. The use of the plates produced through U.S. patent 3,298,881 for the transference of biological images onto leather.
2. By applying the smooth side of a selected section of wet leather to the indented side of a single plate of claim 1, and by using a press to apply the necessary amounts of equal pressure over the surface of the above mentioned plate and leather, a flexible exact duplicate image will be produced in the leather of the original biological specimen of that particular plate.
3. By allowing the imprinted leather in claim 2, to dry, an application of stain or dye is applied to the leather producing a 3-D effect showing the intricate details of the image of the transferred biological specimen.
4. That by using the apparatus of claim 1, and the method from claim 2, it provides the ability to produce multiple duplication of the same exact biological images on leather for viewing by more than one person at a wide variety of locations, simultaneously.
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