A printed article having a patterned metallic film on a surface thereof, and methods of production thereof, the article comprising: (a) an uncoated, paper printing substrate having first and second broad paper surfaces; (b) a polymeric layer attached to particular locations on the first broad paper surface, so as to form at least one patterned polymeric construction; and (c) a metallic film attached to the polymeric layer at at least a portion of the particular locations, so as to form the patterned metallic film on the printed article.
B41M 3/00 - Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
C09D 11/101 - Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
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ARTICLE HAVING A PATTERNED METAL FILM ON A SURFACE THEREOF, AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREFOR
An article having a patterned metallic film on a surface thereof, and methods of producing such an article, the article including: (a) a porous substrate having a first porous surface; (b) a patterned metallic film attached to the first porous surface, including (i) a first patterned polymeric layer attached to the first porous surface; and (ii) a patterned metallic layer attached to the first patterned polymeric layer, on a distal side with respect to the first porous surface; wherein a thickness of the metal layer is at most 3 μm.
B32B 5/02 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by structural features of a layer comprising fibres or filaments
B32B 15/12 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 15/14 - Layered products essentially comprising metal next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
B44C 1/14 - Metallic leaves or foils, e.g. gold leaf
An article having a patterned metallic film on a surface thereof, and methods of producing such an article, the article including: (a) a porous substrate having a first porous surface; (b) a patterned metallic film attached to the first porous surface, including (i) a first patterned polymeric layer attached to the first porous surface; and (ii) a patterned metallic layer attached to the first patterned polymeric layer, on a distal side with respect to the first porous surface; wherein a thickness of the metal layer is at most 3 µm.
D06Q 1/12 - Decorating textiles by transferring a chemical agent or a metallic or non-metallic material in particulate or other form, from a solid temporary carrier to the textile
B41F 19/00 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
B41J 2/005 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Printing presses and stamping presses; industrial printing machines; printing machines for commercial or industrial use; industrial machines for printing and folding cartons for use in packaging; industrial inkjet printing machines; offset printers; 3D printers; print heads for industrial printing machines Digital document printers; digital photo printers; downloadable computer software and downloadable mobile applications for operating, managing, programming, and controlling printing presses; computer hardware, computer screens, computer monitors and computer peripherals, all for use with printing presses; unfilled toner cartridges and cleaning cartridges for computer printers; print heads for document printers
The subject matter discloses a printing enhancement system, comprising one or more printing enhancement modules configured to perform a printing enhancement operation on a substrate, a drum configured to carry the substrate, said drum is connected to a drum actuation mechanism configured to move the drum at a rotational movement, a processing module coupled to the drum actuation mechanism and to the one or more printing enhancement modules, wherein the processing module sends commands to the drum actuation mechanism to move the drum and sends commands to the one or more printing enhancement modules to dispense the materials according to a printing enhancement task, wherein the one or more printing enhancement modules are arranged around a circumference of the drum, wherein the rotational movement enables to bring the substrate closer to a selected printing enhancement module of the one or more printing enhancement modules.
A method for patterning a metal layer on a substrate is disclosed. Furthermore, a kit comprising a first composition comprising a reducing agent and a second composition comprising a metal salt, and an article comprising a substrate in contact with a metal layer are also disclosed.
C23C 18/16 - Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coatingContact plating by reduction or substitution, i.e. electroless plating
C23C 18/18 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
A method for patterning a metal layer on a substrate is disclosed. Furthermore, a kit comprising a first composition comprising a reducing agent and a second composition comprising a metal salt, and an article comprising a substrate in contact with a metal layer are also disclosed.
C23C 18/14 - Decomposition by irradiation, e.g. photolysis, particle radiation
C09D 11/107 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof
C09D 11/101 - Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
C09D 11/38 - Inkjet printing inks characterised by non-macromolecular additives other than solvents, pigments or dyes
The subject matter discloses a printing enhancement system, comprising one or more printing enhancement modules configured to perform a printing enhancement operation on a substrate, a drum configured to carry the substrate, said drum is connected to a drum actuation mechanism configured to move the drum at a rotational movement, a processing module coupled to the drum actuation mechanism and to the one or more printing enhancement modules, wherein the processing module sends commands to the drum actuation mechanism to move the drum and sends commands to the one or more printing enhancement modules to dispense the materials according to a printing enhancement task, wherein the one or more printing enhancement modules are arranged around a circumference of the drum, wherein the rotational movement enables to bring the substrate closer to a selected printing enhancement module of the one or more printing enhancement modules.
A Raster Image Processing (RIP) module includes an object detection module configured to receive at least one input file, detect objects in the at least one input file and create at least one image comprising a predefined number of stripes along the edges of the detected objects, an edge processing module configured to receive the at least one image and process the at least one image by changing the gray level of each one of the objects' stripes according to an edge processing table; and a dithering module configured to receive the at least one processed image, dither the at least one processed image according to the at least one image's gray levels and output a printing ready file.
An inkjet ink composition comprising: one or more UV curable monomers; oligomers having one or more acrylic groups; one or more photoinitiators; one or more surfactants; and paraffin wax.
A print-on-demand ordering system for 3D enhanced images comprising: at least one user computer running a user application comprising: means for receiving original image separation; means for receiving user selection of enhancement mode; a 2D overlay generator; and a 3D viewer module; and a back-end 3D rendering engine configured to receive the original image separations and the 2D overlay, comprising: means for generating color bitmap; means for creating 3D mesh; and means for rendering a 3D view from the color bitmap and the 3D mesh.
A substrate unloading system comprising a gripper mounted on a slanted plane and movable along the slanted plane, and a platen onto which the substrate is attached, the platen configured to be moved down in a vertical direction and away from the gripper in a horizontal direction, the gripper and the platen configured to move simultaneously so that the substrate remains substantially horizontal.
B65H 29/04 - Delivering or advancing articles from machinesAdvancing articles to or into piles by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles the grippers being carried by endless chains or bands
B65H 3/08 - Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force
B65H 5/04 - Feeding articles separated from pilesFeeding articles to machines by movable tables or carriages
B65H 29/00 - Delivering or advancing articles from machinesAdvancing articles to or into piles
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Method and system for overprinting a first digital image over a pre-printed second image
A method of adaptive overprinting of a first digital image over a pre-printed second image comprising at least one feature, the method comprising: capturing an image of a substrate pre-printed with said second image and with at least one registration mark; automatically computing: one or more offsets from intended pre-determined properties of the at least one registration mark; and one or more compensation adjustment values to be applied to properties of the at least one feature, based on said one or more computed offsets; applying said computed one or more compensation adjustment values to said first digital image to create a corrected digital image; and printing said corrected digital image over said second image.
An authentication system comprising: at least one electronic communication device; and an authentication system server; wherein said at least one electronic communication device and said authentication system server are configured to communicate bi- directionally with each other; said at least one electronic communication device comprising a camera and a LED flash; said at least one electronic communication device configured to run a user application; said user application configured to authenticate a product unit via a variable code printed thereon with a transparent polymer comprising at least one pigment.
Disclosed are systems and methods, including a method that includes depositing a curable adhesive onto a first surface of a substrate in a pre-determined pattern, placing topping material onto the substrate with the deposited adhesive, and applying UV energy to the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material to cause curing of the deposited adhesive.
B05C 19/04 - Apparatus specially adapted for applying particulate materials to surfaces the particulate material being projected, poured or allowed to flow onto the surface of the work
B44F 1/02 - Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects produced by reflected light, e.g. matt surfaces, lustrous surfaces
B41F 19/00 - Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
B05C 19/06 - Storage, supply or control of the application of particulate materialRecovery of excess particulate material
B05D 5/06 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects
A method of enhanced 3D metallic printing on a substrate having a plurality of registration markers at predetermined locations thereon that has been preprinted with at least one feature, the feature comprising a metallic area, the method comprising steps of: providing an adaptive overprint system comprising: an imager for capturing a digital image of the substrate with the registration markers and the metallic feature; a printing platform upon which the substrate resides during overprinting; a printing mechanism for printing the overprint over the pre-printed metallic feature; a controller operatively connected to the imager and the printing mechanism; and a handling device to move the substrate in and out of the printer; capturing a digital image of the substrate, comprising capturing the plurality of registration markers and the metallic feature to be overprinted; producing image data related to the location of the registration markers and the metallic area in the captured image, the image data comprising a shift value of the metallic area; analyzing the image data to produce appropriately shifted printing instructions; and overprinting the metallic area in accordance with the shifted printing instruction.
G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 29/36 - Devices, non-fluid media or methods for cancelling, correcting errors, underscoring or ruling for cancelling or correcting errors by overprinting
B41M 3/00 - Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
B44C 1/20 - Applying plastic materials and superficially modelling the surface of these materials
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SYSTEM AND METHOD TO APPLY TOPPING MATERIALS TO PRINT PRODUCTS
Disclosed are systems and methods, including a method that includes depositing a curable adhesive onto a first surface of a substrate in a pre-determined pattern, placing topping material onto the substrate with the deposited adhesive, and applying UV energy to the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material to cause curing of the deposited adhesive.
B41M 3/00 - Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
B44C 1/00 - Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
B41L 1/00 - Devices for performing operations in connection with manifolding by means of pressure-sensitive layers or intermediaries, e.g. carbonsAccessories for manifolding purposes
B08B 13/00 - Accessories or details of general applicability for machines or apparatus for cleaning
A method of high resolution digital embossing by printing a polymer overlayer over a printed file, comprising: receiving a digital image of a printed file, identifying text characters in the digital image, for each identified text characters determining the font type and size, using a lookup table to determine a percentage of polymer pixels reduction for the identified font type and size, creating a raster image for a polymer overlayer to be printed over the printed areas of the printed file and printing a polymer overlayer according to the raster image over the printed file, wherein creating a raster image comprises stochastically removing the determined percentage of pixels from the overlay area concurrent with each identified character.
Disclosed are systems and methods, including a method that includes depositing a curable adhesive onto a first surface of a substrate in a pre-determined pattern, placing topping material onto the substrate with the deposited adhesive, and applying UV energy to the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material to cause curing of the deposited adhesive.
B05D 5/10 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain an adhesive surface
B41M 3/00 - Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
B44C 1/18 - Applying ornamental structures, e.g. shaped bodies consisting of plastic material
A printing system comprising a load station to load one or more substrates, a first platen to receive the substrates movably connected to a first side of the system, a second platen to receive the substrates, movably connected to a second side of the system opposite the first side, a platen transport system operatively connected to the load station, the platen transport system moving the first and second platens in the system, an alignment station which aligns the one or more substrates on the first and second platens, a print station which prints the one or more substrate on the first and second platens, and an unload station which unloads the one or more substrates nom the first and second platens, the transport system comprising means to move the platens in a horizontal and vertical direction.
A method of high resolution digital embossing by printing a polymer overlayer over a printed file, comprising: receiving a digital image of a printed file, identifying text characters in the digital image, for each identified text characters determining the font type and size, using a lookup table to determine a percentage of polymer pixels reduction for the identified font type and size, creating a raster image for a polymer overlayer to be printed over the printed areas of the printed file and printing a polymer overlayer according to the raster image over the printed file, wherein creating a raster image comprises stochastically removing the determined percentage of pixels from the overlay area concurrent with each identified character.
Disclosed are methods, systems, machines and products, including a method for producing foil relief. The method includes placing a foil on a curable adhesive deposited on a substrate when the curable adhesive is substantially non-tacky, and applying energy to the adhesive deposited on the substrate while pressing the foil to the adhesive to cause the adhesive to become tacky and to adhere to the foil. The adhesive becomes substantially fully cured prior to completion of the pressing of the foil to the adhesive deposited on the substrate. In some embodiments, the method may further include pre-curing the curable adhesive prior to placing the foil on the adhesive to initiate the curing process of the adhesive and manipulate a viscosity level of the adhesive, with the pre-cured adhesive remaining substantially non-tacky. The curable adhesive includes one or more of, for example, a radical type adhesive and/or a cationic adhesive.
Disclosed are systems and methods, including a method that includes depositing a curable adhesive onto a first surface of a substrate in a pre-determined pattern, placing topping material onto the substrate with the deposited adhesive, and applying UV energy to the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material to cause curing of the deposited adhesive.
Disclosed are nip rollers, machines, systems, and methods, including a nip roller that includes a hollow roller to press materials, at least a portion of the hollow roller being constructed from a material configured to enable passage of energy, and at least one energy source disposed within an inner volume of the hollow roller to generate energy, at least some of the energy being directed through the at least the portion of the hollow roller constructed from the material configured to enable passage of energy to cause curing process for a curable adhesive, deposited on a substrate and pressed against a layer material, to occur.
Stamping presses and printing presses for use in applying inks and other materials to substrates for graphic arts production and various manufacturing and printing applications; Industrial printing machines for use in applying inks and other materials to substrates for graphic arts production and various manufacturing and printing applications
Stamping presses and printing presses for use in applying inks and other materials to substrates for graphic arts production and various manufacturing and printing applications; industrial printers and presses for use in applying inks and other materials to substrates for graphic arts production and various manufacturing and printing applications.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Stamping presses and printing presses for use in applying inks and other materials to substrates for graphic arts production and various manufacturing and printing applications. Industrial printers for use in applying inks and other materials to substrates for graphic arts production and various manufacturing and printing applications.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Stamping presses and printing presses for use in applying inks and other materials to substrates for graphic arts production and various manufacturing and printing applications Industrial printers for use in applying inks and other materials to substrates for graphic arts production and various manufacturing and printing applications
An adaptive overprint system for providing an overprint upon a substrate; the substrate comprising a plurality of registration markers at predetermined locations thereon and at least one pre-printed feature; the system comprising: an imager for capturing a digital image of said substrate with said registration markers and said feature; a printing platform upon which the substrate resides during overprinting; a printing mechanism for stamping said overprint upon said pre-printed feature; a controller operatively connected to said imager and said printing mechanism; and a handling device to move the substrate in and out of the printer; wherein said controller is adapted to identify and calculate the shift in said pre-printed feature based on said image of the substrate received from said imager, and to calculate a correlating compensation or correction shift to be electronically applied to the overprinted image.
A system for the production of foil relief, comprising: a substrate topped with a patterned layer of curable adhesive; an integrated nipping-curing system, receiving said adhesive topped substrate, said system consisting of: means for simultaneously nipping and foil dispensing; a first radiation emitting means adapted for fully curing said foiled and nipped adhesive, located upstream of the end of said nipping means; and means for peeling excess foil from adhesive-free surfaces of said cured substrate; wherein said peeling means is downstream of said full-curing radiation emitting means.
