Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
101492000 | Transfer or offset | 37 |
20080202370 | Printing Method on Curved Surface and Curved Surface Body Printed by that Method - A method for printing on a curved surface and a printed curved surface body using the method. The method includes the steps of: applying printing ink having a viscosity of 5-500 PaS, preferably 5-250 PaS, to a protrusion portion of a relief printing master plate | 08-28-2008 |
20080223240 | Method of Printing - A method of offset printing wherein a layer of varnish or similar coating material is deposited onto a print drum and an ink image pattern layer is printed upon the varnish layer using a technique such as inkjet printing; the print drum transfers the ink layer onto a print substrate with a portion of the varnish layer thereupon, thus acting as a covering layer for the printed image. | 09-18-2008 |
20080257190 | Use of Polymers Comprising Amino Groups Modified by Acid Groups for Producing Humidifying Agents or Humidifying Agent Concentrates, in Addition to Humidifying Agent Circuits for Offset Printing - The use of polymers which comprise amino groups modified with acid groups for the preparation of fountain solutions for offset printing. A process for printing by means of the offset technique, in which a fountain solution which comprises polymer which comprises amino groups modified with acid groups is used. | 10-23-2008 |
20080307991 | Method for producing metal thin film - A method for producing a metal thin film on a substrate includes: a step of applying an ink to a flat blanket; a first transfer step of bringing the first blanket and a letterpress having a predetermined pattern of projections into contact by a pressure compression while the flat blanked and the letterpress being disposed opposite each other, to selectively transfer a portion of the ink on the flat blanket corresponding to the projections to the letterpress; a second transfer step of bringing the flat blanket obtained after the first transfer step and the substrate into contact by pressure compression while the flat blanket and the substrate being disposed opposite each other, to transfer the ink remaining on the flat blanket to the substrate; and a step of subjecting the substrate obtained after the second transfer step to electroless plating to deposit a metal thin film on the substrate. | 12-18-2008 |
20090025595 | Contact Printing Method Using an Elastomeric Stamp Having a Variable Surface Area and Variable Shape - The present invention is directed to methods for patterning substrates by contact printing methods using tools that include continuous, flexible surfaces having variable surface areas and variable shapes. | 01-29-2009 |
20090078141 | Method of Performing Transfer Printing on Sheets of Paper - There is provided a method of performing transfer printing on sheets of papers capable of stopping a film from running while the film is kept apart from a cylinder and patterns of the film are not transferred onto the sheets, and of joining the film to the cylinder with the film and the cylinder matched in speed and phase at the resumption of running. While the cylinder is rotated at a specific speed, the film is on a first travel path and stopped from running. Before the film is moved from the first travel path to a second travel path to be joined to the cylinder, four steps are performed so that the running speed of the film is matched to the rotation speed of the cylinder, and the phase of marks provided on the film at equal intervals is matched to the phase of a gripper of the cylinder. | 03-26-2009 |
20090078142 | Web offset printing press and method for operating a web offset printing press - A web offset printing press that prints and processes at least one material web and has printing units and/or printing unit assemblies, at least one folder, and transport elements operates by transporting the at least one material web by the transport elements through a web of the printing press into the at least one folder, electrically driving the at least one folder, the printing units and/or printing unit assemblies and the transport elements at least partially mechanically independently of each other, and synchronizing during printing operation via specified setpoints values of at least one master axis with an electronically generated synchronization clock, and starting from a initial state of the at least one folder in which the master axis and/or condition of motion of the folder are independent of each other, adapting by the at least one folder its initial state to or synchronizing by the at least one folder its initial state with setpoint value assignments of the master axis, by performing compensating motions. | 03-26-2009 |
20090090262 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN IMAGE IN STONE - An application for a method of imbedding an image in a stone substrate includes printing an image onto a print image using a computer printer and placing the print image face down on the surface of the stone substrate. A moist towel is placed over the print image and a weight is placed over the moist towel then time is provided for the image to transfer from the print image to the surface of the stone substrate. The moist towel and the print image are then removed and the above steps are repeated until a quality image is imbedded in the stone substrate. | 04-09-2009 |
20100101441 | Offset Printing Transfer Cylinder Base Cover with Alignment Stripes for Precision Installation of a Flexible Jacket Cover also with Alignment Stripes - In a printing unit having a transfer cylinder for transferring a freshly printed substrate, a flexible jacket having at least one horizontally disposed first means for visual alignment is disclosed and a cylinder base cover having at least one horizontally disposed second means for visual alignment is disclosed, wherein the first means for visual alignment and the second means for visual alignment are used in combination during at least one of attaching the flexible jacket to the transfer cylinder over the cylinder base cover and adjusting the free play of the flexible jacket, wherein the flexible jacket is movable relative to the cylinder base cover. | 04-29-2010 |
20100147174 | DEVICE FOR MAKING DAMPING SOLUTION BY REDUCING SURFACE TENSION OF WATER USED FOR OFFSET PRINTING METHOD, WHICH IS LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD - A water treatment system for supplying dampening water for wet offset printing comprises a flow path through which water can pass; a magnetic treatment device for magnetically treating the water passing through the flow path; and a photocatalytic device for photocatalytically treating the water passing through the flow path. | 06-17-2010 |
20100192793 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS AND PANEL - A method for manufacturing panels of the type having at least a substrate and a printed decor with a relief provided on the substrate involves printing, whether or not by the intermediary of primer layers, at least a portion of the decor onto the substrate and forming the relief. The relief is formed at least partially after the portion of the decor has been printed on the substrate. | 08-05-2010 |
20100212526 | Method for Producing a Printed Product - A method for producing a printed product on a web press, wherein a plurality of printing substrate webs which are to be printed are held ready at a plurality of reel splicers of the web press. The plurality of printing substrate webs are transported respectively through at least one printing form-based printing unit of the web press for the static printing of an image on the plurality of printing substrate webs which does not change for printed copies of the printed product. In addition to, particularly in-line with, the static printing, at least one of the statically printed printing substrate webs is printed dynamically in the region of at least one printing device of the web press without a printing form with an image which is variable for at least some printed copies, and statically printed printing substrate webs and statically and dynamically printed printing substrate webs are joined and processed to form a multi-page printed product in the region of at least one turning and mixing stage and at least one folder of the web press such that the printed product is dynamically printed on at least one printed page of the printed product located inside of the printed product. | 08-26-2010 |
20100251916 | CLEANING STATION - A cleaning station includes a fluid input which introduces a passive flow of fluid into a trough and a slit which provides an outlet through which the fluid exits the trough. A wetting roller rotates in a cylindrical cavity to form a viscous fluid pump which draws the fluid through the slit to form a fluid film on an outer surface of the wetting roller. | 10-07-2010 |
20100294155 | PRINTING METHOD AND A PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing method comprising a process of forming an ink pattern on a silicone rubber blanket having a plate function, or a process of forming an ink pattern from a uniform ink on a silicone rubber blanket having no plate function, a process of transferring the pattern to a substrate, and a process of forming a uniform ink on a silicone rubber blanket having no plate function, pressing the uniform ink against on the ink pattern formed on the substrate, and laminating a uniform ink on a portion thus pressed, only on the ink pattern. | 11-25-2010 |
20100326305 | COLDSET WEB OFFSET PRINTING PROCESS AND COMPOSITION - By appropriate selection of an overprint varnish, so that it dries to no adhesion within 120 seconds, it is possible to coat one side only of newsprint or other similar substrates or to coat both sides of the substrate (without having regard to the relative times at which the sides are coated), without, in almost all cases, causing any fluting or curling of the substrate. | 12-30-2010 |
20110083573 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR OFFSET PAPER - Coating for an offset paper comprising a catalyst for fixing polymerisable or crosslinkable constituents of the offset ink. The chemical drying time can be substantially reduced if such a catalyst system is added to the coating, wherein preferentially such a catalyst is a transition metal complex/salt, like Mn (2-ethylhexanoate, bpy). | 04-14-2011 |
20110094404 | Printing in a Medium - A method for transferring a pattern from an elastic stamp to a substrate in the presence of a third medium is described. A proximity contact is achieved between the stamp and the substrate. A layer of the third medium between the stamp and the substrate is controlled to a predetermined thickness. Stamps for carrying out this method are also described. | 04-28-2011 |
20110107933 | POLYESTER FILM WITH ADHESIVE PROPERTIES - A multilayer composite film for sublimation type dye transfer imaging includes a polyester base layer and an adhesive layer onto which an ink layer of the sublimation dye can be placed. The adhesive layer includes an acrylic resin, an epoxy resin monomer and a crosslinking agent. The components of the adhesive layer preferably are water soluble or water dispersible. | 05-12-2011 |
20110192305 | INK CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING PRESSES HAVING SHORT INKING UNITS - A method for closed-loop or open-loop control of ink feed in lithographic offset printing presses having at least one inking unit, a control unit and an operating element for adjusting the ink feed across a predetermined ink feed control range, includes subdividing the predetermined control range into partial ranges in the control unit. At least one adjustment parameter of the inking unit or the printing press is assigned to each partial range in the control unit. The control unit determines the appropriate partial range as a function of the ink feed selected with the operating element and adjusts the selected ink feed in the inking unit with associated adjustment parameters in the inking unit and/or in the printing press. | 08-11-2011 |
20110252993 | PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING ELEMENTS FOR PRINTING WITH UV INKS - Photopolymerizable flexographic printing elements which contain cyclohexanepolycarboxylic esters as plasticizers and also their use for producing flexographic printing forms for printing with UV inks, in particular for UV narrow web printing. | 10-20-2011 |
20110283909 | Variable cutoff printing press with common blanket cylinder and method of variable cutoff printing - A variable cutoff web printing press is provided including a first plate cylinder for printing a first color of first and second images and a second plate cylinder for printing a second color of the first and the second images. The printing press also includes a common blanket cylinder. The first and second plate cylinders contact the common blanket cylinder and transfer the first and second images to the common blanket cylinder. The printing press also includes a first transfer body for receiving the first image from the common blanket cylinder and transferring the first image to a web and a second transfer body for receiving the second image from the common blanket cylinder and transferring the second image to the web. A method of variable cutoff web printing is also provided. | 11-24-2011 |
20110290139 | OPERATION OF A COLD FOIL APPARATUS BY A PRINTING PRESS - A method of transferring a transfer foil having an image forming layer through a transfer gap of a printing press under a foil cycle timing control that is selectively changeable such that it can be turned on, turned off, or is adjustable in its frequency and period of operation as a function of operating parameters of the press. | 12-01-2011 |
20120037026 | ELECTROSTATIC DIGITAL OFFSET/FLEXO PRINTING - Various embodiments provide systems and methods for digital offset/flexo printing by selectively addressing one or more hole-injecting pixels of a nano-enabled imaging member to form a latent image thereon, wherein the latent image can be electrostatically developed with an ink and then transferred from the nano-enabled imaging member onto a print media. | 02-16-2012 |
20120103222 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL THIN FILM - A method for producing a metal thin film on a substrate includes: a step of applying an ink to a flat blanket; a first transfer step of bringing the first blanket and a letterpress having a predetermined pattern of projections into contact by a pressure compression while the flat blanked and the letterpress being disposed opposite each other, to selectively transfer a portion of the ink on the flat blanket corresponding to the projections to the letterpress; a second transfer step of bringing the flat blanket obtained after the first transfer step and the substrate into contact by pressure compression while the flat blanket and the substrate being disposed opposite each other, to transfer the ink remaining on the flat blanket to the substrate; and a step of subjecting the substrate obtained after the second transfer step to electroless plating to deposit a metal thin film on the substrate. | 05-03-2012 |
20120318158 | BIODEGRADABLE VEHICLE/CARRIER FOR PRINTING INK - Embodiments of the present invention provide a composition useful as an additive to a printing ink. In one embodiment a composition is used that includes a biologically derived base material formed from one or more saturated or unsaturated straight or branched chain triglycerides or combinations thereof, wherein the triglycerides are partially to fully hydrogenated and have a viscosity between about 50 and about 200,000 centipoise at temperatures about 72 degrees Fahrenheit. In another embodiment, the composition further includes a finely divided additive selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene or hydrogenated triglycerides in an intimate admixture with the base material. Other aspects relate to a method of making an ink additive and method for printing paper stock by letter press or lithography. | 12-20-2012 |
20130036929 | METHOD FOR OFFSET MEDIA SYSTEM - A method for writing an image to a surface of an offset media ( | 02-14-2013 |
20130074721 | END OF PRESS MAIL SORTER AND METHOD - A method includes creating a stream of uniquely-addressed mail pieces on a web offset press by printing on sections of a web, separating the sections of the web, and printing unique address information on each section of the press-printed material. The unique address is printed by a variable printer according to a mail file of intended recipients. The stream of uniquely-addressed mail pieces is conveyed in a shingled formation. An on-press conversion of the stream of uniquely-addressed mail pieces into a plurality of batches of stacked mail pieces is performed, each batch containing only mail pieces belonging to a common mail delivery group. The on-press conversion includes controlling via the controller the creation of batch separation points among the mail pieces according to the mail file, conveying the stream of mail pieces in the shingled formation into a stacking device, and stacking the mail pieces with the stacking device. | 03-28-2013 |
20130199391 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTROL AREA FOR OFFSET PRINTING, CONTROL AREA AND PRINTING FORM HAVING A CONTROL AREA - A method for producing a control area to prevent scumming of a printing form that can be used for offset printing with dampening solutions, includes producing the control area separately from the printing form and joining the control area to the printing form thereafter. A cut-out is introduced into the printing form and the control area is inserted into the cut-out. A control area and a printing form having a control area are also provided. | 08-08-2013 |
20130220159 | OFFSET PRINTING BLANKET CLEANING LIQUID, METHOD OF CLEANING OFFSET PRINTING BLANKET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY UNIT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATERIAL, AND INK COMPOSITION AND PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME - An offset printing blanket cleaning liquid includes: a solvent having a dipole moment of about 1.7 or more but less than about 4.1 and having a π covalent bond in a molecular skeleton thereof. Moreover, an ink composition includes: an organic material; and a solvent having a dipole moment of about 1.3 to about 3.0 both inclusive and having a π covalent bond in a molecular skeleton thereof. | 08-29-2013 |
20130255519 | REVERSE OFFSET PRINTING METHOD OF PARTIAL OFF TYPE - The present invention relates to a reverse offset printing method, and more particularly, to a reverse offset printing method in a partial off type capable of accurately transferring a pattern to a cliche to achieve more precise minute printing by separately performing removal for each shear region of a functional ink even though the pattern is minute. | 10-03-2013 |
20130312629 | OFFSET PRINTING METHOD - An offset printing method includes creating halftone dots corresponding to a printed image and formed of printing ink, on a surface of a transfer cylinder and transferring the halftone dots to a printing substrate while the transfer cylinder rotates about its longitudinal axis. A halftone value in a printed image on the printing substrate is adjusted to a desired value by modifying a halftone dot size. The offset printing method improves the quality of the printed image by increasing the halftone dot size by a desired amount by providing a relative offset between a device that creates the halftone dots and the surface of the transfer cylinder. | 11-28-2013 |
20140020587 | EMBEDDING DATA WITH OFFSET PRINTING - Embedding data in printed image features on a receiver printed with an offset printing process includes a first offset printing member ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140174312 | COMPOSITION FOR GRAVURE OFFSET PRINTING AND GRAVURE OFFSET PRINTING PROCESS - The disclosure provides a composition for gravure offset printing, including 7-92 parts by weight of a functional material, 1-76 parts by weight of a polymer, 4-13 parts by weight of a solvent, and 1-2.5 parts by weight of an additive, wherein a surface tension of the composition is between 20-40 mN/m. The disclosure further provides a gravure offset printing process, including providing a template containing a gravure pattern, filling the composition in the gravure pattern of the template, transferring the composition from the template onto a blanket, and transferring the composition from the blanket to a substrate, wherein a transfer ratio of the composition from the blanket to the substrate is above 80%. | 06-26-2014 |
20150083008 | Method and Apparatus for Forming an Image in Stone - A method of imbedding an image in a stone substrate includes printing an image onto a first surface of the stone substrate with regular inks and/or phosphorescent inks. Optionally, a moist towel is placed over the first surface of the stone substrate and a weight is placed over the moist towel then time is provided for the inks of the image to transfer from the print image into the surface of the stone substrate, sublimating into the stone. If provided, the moist towel and the print image are then removed and the above steps are repeated until the image is imbedded into the stone substrate. Optionally, a mirror image of the image is printed on the opposite side of the stone substrate in a similar manner. | 03-26-2015 |
20160089872 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING A ROLL-TO-ROLL TRANSFER DEVICE - In an apparatus and a method for synchronizing a roll-to-roll transfer device, the apparatus includes a thin-film, a first roller, a second roller, a first load sensing element and a control part. The thin-film is transferred by the roll-to-roll transfer device. The first roller makes contact with a lower surface of the thin-film, and rotates with a rotational axis via a first rotational element. The second roller is disposed over the first roller, makes contact with an upper surface of the thin-film, and rotates with the rotational axis via a second rotational element. The first load sensing element senses a load of the first roller or a load of the second roller. The control part synchronizes a translational velocity of the first rotational element or the second rotational element based on the load sensed by the first load sensing element. | 03-31-2016 |
20160118281 | Transfer Printing Method - A transfer printing method provides a first wafer having a receiving surface, and removes a second die from a second wafer using a die moving member. Next, the method positions the second die on the receiving surface of the first wafer. Specifically, to position the second die on the receiving surface, the first wafer has alignment structure for at least in part controlling movement of the die moving member. | 04-28-2016 |
20160375677 | METHOD FOR PRINTING WATER-SOLUBLE FILM - A method for on-line printing onto water-soluble film on-line with water-soluble detergent pouch process. | 12-29-2016 |