Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060219107 | Printing machine The printing machine comprises at least one transfer system (5) for conveying a substrate (1) onto an impression cylinder (6) and at least one screen (7, 8) of cylindrical or flat shape, with a doctor blade, said screen collaborating with the... | 10/05/2006 |
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| 20060207449 | Method of creating design on wearing apparel A method of creating a design on a piece of clothing comprising creating negative space as a design, by protecting a specific area of the piece of clothing, while distressing the entire rest of the garment. The resulting look is a worn vintage garment with a monochromat... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060180037 | Method for cleaning the screen stencil of a silk-screen printing device and silk-screen printing machine for said method The invention relates to a cleaning method for the screen stencil of a silk-screen printing machine. According to said method, prior to an intermediate printing process designed to clean the screen stencil, the underside of said stencil is wet with a cleaning agent that... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060144264 | Screen printing method and apparatus thereof A dummy work (DW: a work for printing a reference necessary for subsequent printing) is moved to a printing position while the dummy work is fixed to a work alignment mechanism 2, and solder printing is made. The printed dummy work is then returned to the work al... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060102025 | Method for hydrophilizing screen printing stencil carriers and method for removing stencil material from a screen printing stencil carrier, and coating-removal fluid therefor A method, apparatus and agent for hydrophilizing screen printing stencil carriers is disclosed. The screen printing stencil carrier is treated with a hydrophilizing agent prior to the application of stencil material. The hydrophilizing agent contains ultra-fine oxide pa... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060086269 | Method and apparatus for printing conductive ink Conductive ink is printed onto a wafer held on a vertically movable stage by using a squeegee to force the conductive ink through a stencil. The stencil is supported from below by a supporting member adjacent to the periphery of the stage. After the conductive ink has b... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060075910 | Method of producing logos or color codes for weight plates and weight heads Present invention provides a cost-effective method for imprinting private logos, customized labels, or any poundage numbers onto the surface of weight plates and weight heads. A clear layer of urethane or polyurethane coating is applied to the outside of weight plates/h... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060070537 | Mimeographic printing method and device, ink vessel, and mimeograph paper roll To make the stencil printing at a stabilized density from the start of printing in a stencil printing where a plurality of kinds of inks different from each other in volatility and/or viscosity are used. Information representing the volatility and/or viscosity of ink is... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060048655 | Method and apparatus for performing operations within a stencil printer An apparatus for performing operations on a surface of an electronic substrate comprises a frame, a dispenser, coupled to the frame, to dispense a material onto the electronic substrate, a stencil moveable on a gantry system having at least one aperture to receive the m... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060016353 | Apparatus and method for side printing on low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrates A fixture attached to the rear of the base plate of a semi automatic screen printer includes an element holder having a vertical recess or pocket for receiving an assembly, such as a substrate, of LTCC laminate material lengthwise therein so as to expose only one side s... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050284314 | Screen printing image enhancement A method of screen printing an image or design onto a substrate comprising: (a) depositing a plurality of inks over a temporary substrate, the plurality of inks comprising an image or design; (b) depositing a backing material over the image or design; and (c) depositing... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050268801 | Method and stencil for extruding material on a substrate A stencil for use in fabricating semiconductor devices is disclosed that has an aperture having a first portion extending from a first side thereof and a second portion extending from a second side thereof to minimize the shear stress between the material extruded there... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050223920 | Method of silk screen printing Disclosed is a method of silk screen printing. The printing method includes coating a diagonal screen made of a screen fabric having a mesh count of 200-300 with a light sensitive emulsion, drying the coated screen, placing a film of 40-60 lines and 60-70 dot percentage... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050223919 | Individual head off-contact shims A device (10) and method for adjusting the height of an off-contact printing press frame (18) for a screen (20) relative to a pair of opposed frame holders (22) supporting the frame therebetween is disclosed. The device and method include the... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050204939 | Three-dimentional components prepared by thick film technology and method of producing thereof Object of the present invention are components with three dimensional structure prepared by thick film technology by print, where between the printed layers is inserted at least one membrane. The membrane is according to the present to invention at least in a part of th... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050193905 | METHOD OF TRANSFERRING A MEMBRANE IMAGE TO AN ARTICLE IN A MEMBRANE IMAGE TRANSFER PRINTING PROCESS The present invention involves a method of transferring a membrane image to an article. The method comprises providing a printed decoration to be applied onto a low surface energy membrane. The low surface energy membrane has a hardness level of greater than 70 duromete... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050183592 | Screen printing apparatus and screen printing method In screen printing for printing cream-like solder on a board 7 through through-holes of a mask plate 12, removal of the board 7 from a lower surface of the mask plate 12 is performed in such a manner that the board 7 is moved down at a... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183599 | SELF-CONTAINED VACUUM MODULE FOR STENCIL WIPER ASSEMBLY A vacuum plenum module of a stencil wiper assembly for wiping and removing excess material from a stencil of a stencil printer includes a wiper blade to wipe the stencil, a plenum chamber in fluid communication with the wiper blade, and a vacuum generator attached to an... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183594 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A STENCIL A stencil wiper apparatus for wiping a stencil of a stencil printer includes a material supply assembly having a supply roller to deliver a roll of material, a take-up roller to receive the material, and a drive to move the material across the stencil between the supply... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS INSPECTION AND CLEANING OF A STENCIL An apparatus for performing operations on a surface of an electronic substrate comprises a frame, a dispenser, coupled to the frame, to dispense a material onto the electronic substrate, a stencil moveable on a gantry system having at least one aperture to receive the m... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050160927 | Screen printing apparatus A screen printing apparatus for printing images onto a three dimensional surface of a substrate. The apparatus includes a screen formed of a flexible mesh material and having porous image portions that allows passage of a printing medium through it. A shaping assembly i... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050155500 | Screen printing and laser treating system and method A marking apparatus for printing and laser treating a workpiece in a single registration with a pallet. Printing heads and pallets are moveable relative to each other to apply an ink to the workpiece, such that, upon locating the printing head in relocated position, a l... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050126414 | Inks for use in membrane image transfer printing process The present invention involves an ink for transferring a printed image from a membrane to a substrate. The ink comprises a hydrocarbon solvent, a synthetic resin, and a thixotrope for forming a thixotropic network in the ink. The hydrocarbon solvent has a predetermined ... | 06/16/2005 |
