ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,457, issued on June 17.

"Direct to film (DTF) transfer adhesive application unit with a vertical curing area" was invented by Dennis Moon (Sanger, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A direct to film (DTF) transfer adhesive application unit with a vertical curing area overcomes space constraints associated with conventional DTF systems having a horizontal curing area."

The patent was filed on Sept. 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/367,353.

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