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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6769358 | Method for manufacturing an article of clothing A method is described for manufacturing an item of underwear or an item of sportswear by applying a medium, running in lengths and strengthening the fabric of the item of clothing, on to a cut-out piece of material, wherein application of the medium is done by the s... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766736 | Printing stencils for electronic substrates Stencils are provided for more precisely aligning stencil orifices with terminals or “targets” on a substrate. One such stencil is adapted for registration with an electronic substrate, such as a PCB, about a locus. The stencil includes a stencil body and an arr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6759175 | Method for on-site preparation of a relief image An method is disclosed for on-site preparation of a relief image comprising the following steps: (a) laminating a material comprising, in the order given, a first peelable support (1), an image recording layer (2) and an adhesive layer (3... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755127 | Screen printing method It is possible to obtain a screen printing method that may assure excellent printing qualities since the screen printing method of the present invention includes: (A) sliding a squeegee head with paste stored in the squeegee head on a mask plate, while the past is p... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6752076 | Stencil printing machine and control method thereof A stencil printing machine (10) having plural printing drums and a control method thereof can perform correctly a stencil printing process so that even if one or more errors occur in a printing drum (1 or 2) which is not used in the current prin... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749996 | Puff heat transfer The present invention is a puff heat transfer, a puff transfer composition, and a method of making a puff transfer composition. The puff transfer composition, i.e., ink, is actually loaded with the color. In particular, the transfer composition comprises effective a... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6748856 | System and method for preparing a screen printing screen Preparation time of a multi print head screen printing machine is reduced by inputting the printing parameters into an electronic storage device on the silk screen when carrying out test printing, to avoid rekeying the information at the print head. The storage mean... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745687 | Screen printing with improved ink stop Screen printing to an edge of an object without the flow of print ilk over the edge and to a supporting platen is realized by applying a flow of gas from the platen over the edge of the object and opposing the flow of print ink. The platen can have a support surface... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739249 | Offset and screen combination printing method An offset and screen combination printing method for IMD (In-Mold Decoration) hot press and injection molding application includes the steps of (1) primary offset printing; (2) color pattern offset printing; (3) third offset printing; (4)... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6740543 | Method and apparatus for encapsulating articles by stencil printing The present invention is a method and apparatus for encapsulating semiconductor dies and other devices using stencil printing techniques. The apparatus includes a pressurized vessel for containing encapsulation material, the apparatus having a head including a slot ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736059 | Process for making bas-relief surfaces applied to downy fabrics The present invention is directed to a process for making bas-relief surfaces applied to downy fabrics such as bedspreads, carpets and blankets, the proposed process being part of the proper logical sequence of the steps for making a downy fabric through the use of ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6736058 | Uphill screen printing in the manufacturing of microelectronic components Method for screen printing a continuous structure on a substrate wherein the screen printed structure extends from at least a first level to at least a second level. The disclosed method is particularly suitable for the fabrication of microelectronic devices and com... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6732642 | Auto screen-printing method for use in IMR and injection-molding An auto screen-printing method for use in IMR and injection molding is disclosed to include the steps of: (a) printing a layer of transparent hardening agent on a roll of PET material by means of an auto screen printing press and then drying the printing, (b) printi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732641 | Method for providing display images in an illuminated display device A method and system for providing an image for display by an illuminated display device is provided whereby certain areas of the image appear highlighted to a viewer. An illuminated display device for displaying an image on a medium or on a transparency is also prov... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730358 | Method for depositing conductive paste using stencil A method for depositing a conductive paste is disclosed. The method comprises aligning apertures in a stencil with conductive regions on a circuit structure, and screening conductive paste into apertures in the stencil. Conductive paste present in the stencil apertu... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725770 | Hybrid printing apparatus and related control method A hybrid printing apparatus and related control method have a first print section 1a composed of a plurality of printing machines located in parallel to one another, and a second print section 1b composed of one printing machine and conne... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722275 | Reservoir stencil with relief areas and method of using A stencil comprising two or more layers is disclosed for applying surface mount materials onto printed circuit boards, flexible circuits, wafers or other substrates. The stencil can accommodate preexisting surface mount components and materials. The stencil utilizes... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715413 | Apparatus and method of screen printing A screen-printing apparatus for printing creamy solder paste on a substrate by attaching a screen mask to the substrate. A laser-measuring device mounted in the apparatus measures the top surface of the screen mask at a printing position and the top of the substrate... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6711999 | Screen printing apparatus A screen printing apparatus in which a squeegee head 13 is moved on a mask plate 12 thereby to print paste on a substrate through pattern holes 12a, slide contact portions 37A and 37B form respectively front and rear walls i... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6711998 | Hybrid stencil printing apparatus, method for controlling hybrid stencil printing apparatus and computer-readable recording medium recording program for the same A hybrid stencil printing apparatus comprises: a stencil-making/printing unit configured to perforate a stencil sheet corresponding to a desired image, to wind the stencil sheet around an outer peripheral surface of a print drum, and to transfer a printing medium to... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6698348 | Stencil clip for a curb A stencil clip is used to apply a pattern onto an extruded concrete curb having a curved cross-sectional profile. The stencil clip is made of stiff but resiliently flexible sheet material pre-formed to match the cross-sectional profile of an upper portion... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698347 | Screen printing apparatus and method of screen printing Cream solder stored in a squeegee head is pressurized by a pressurizing plate, and the squeegee head is slid on a mask plate, so that the cream solder is printed onto a substrate via pattern apertures. This is done by a screen printing apparatus, in which... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6694875 | Screen printing method and screen printing apparatus A screen printing method and apparatus for printing a circuit pattern corresponding to that of a stencil (4), onto a print-object article (1) placed on an ascendable/descendable positioning stage (2), through moving a squeegee (5a, 5b) horizontally while ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688221 | Valuable document with a security element The invention relates to a method for producing security foils for objects of value such as papers of value consisting of a carrier foil and a cover layer applied thereto, the cover layer having the form of characters or patterns and/or coating-free areas... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684768 | Stencil printing machine and stencil printing method A stencil printing machine includes an image reading section, an image processing section for processing to convert image data into perforating data which is used for perforating a stencil sheet, an image perforating section for perforating the stencil sh... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684770 | Apparatus and method for direct rotary printing compositions onto cylindrical articles An apparatus includes a rotary printing assembly operative for directly printing a layer of radiation curable material onto the cylindrical surface of individual articles. The rotary printing assembly includes a rotationally supported belt defining an int... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684769 | Sheet cleaner in a multi-station printing machine In a rotary screen printing apparatus, a method and apparatus are disclosed for converting a printing station into a cleaning station. A cleaning attachment replaces either the squeegee or the flood bar, or both, in a conventional print station.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681691 | Screen printing stencil production A method of producing a screen-printing stencil having open areas and blocked areas for respectively passage and blocking of a printing medium. The method includes providing a receptor element having an image-receiving layer capable of receiving a first c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679167 | Image generating method and apparatus An image display medium 1 includes a film body 2 having a number of microscopic film pieces 2a. The film body 2 is sandwiched between a supporting member 3 having receiving spaces 5 and a cover member 4. The image display medium 1 is brought into contact ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675705 | Microporous stencil sheet printing system and method of printing A microporous stencil sheet for use in stencil printing and methods for making stencil master using this microporous stencil sheet are disclosed herein. The microporous stencil sheet is for use in stencil printing using a low-viscosity ink with a viscosit... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6659002 | Screening apparatus with trailing squeegee and method of screening Screening of a workpiece utilizing a screening apparatus which includes a paste dispensing apparatus and a trailing squeegee assembly in close proximity to the paste dispensing apparatus. When the screening apparatus is operable, the squeegee assembly is ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659004 | Screen printing paste, screen printing method, and baked thick film body A screen printing paste from which a fine pattern can be formed precisely is provided by setting the viscosity at a shear rate of 4 sec-1 to be not less than about 40 Pa.multidot.sec and the viscosity at a shear rate of 10 sec-1 to b... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659005 | Screen printing method and screen printing apparatus A screen printing method and apparatus for printing a circuit pattern corresponding to that of a stencil (4), onto a print-object article (1) placed on an ascendable/descendable positioning stage (2), through moving a squeegee (5a, 5b) horizontally while ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655271 | Method, system and apparatus for creating a colorant pattern in porous material A sealable vacuum chamber has an outlet. A template within the chamber includes flow guides for guiding colorant under vacuum across and into porous material when in contact therewith toward the outlet to create a pattern in the porous material. The flow ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651560 | Method, device and printing form for transferring free-flowing printing ink onto a printing material A printing form for transferring free-flowing printing ink to a printing material to be printed includes a body having a surface formed with a multiplicity of openings coverable by printing ink; a multiplicity of gas-containing cavities formed in the body... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6647883 | Process for contact printing with supply of release agent through a porous printing surface Method and apparatus in which a first liquid is extruded through a porous printing plate to its printing surface, a second liquid is externally applied over the first liquid on the printing surface, and a sheet material is contacted with the printing surf... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6640702 | Stencil printing machine and method of controlling the same A stencil printing machine is provided as including first and second printing drums 25 and 26 carrying thereon respective screens30, a press drum 27 located in close proximity to the printing drums and a stencil making unit 9. In a control method, the ste... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637325 | Rewritable-program computer interface for stencil printer, and method of rewriting program for the interface A computer interface for a stencil printer includes a data receiving section which receives printing data or program rewriting data from a computer, a data processing section which converts the printing data from the computer into stencil making data acco... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6637329 | Method for improving registration of images on opposing sides of a printing medium The present invention is a method to generate alignable orthogonal images from non-orthogonal scans in a double-sided digital-offset-press arrangement by shifting the image data in the multi-channel modulators in a direction and rate that keeps the images... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6637326 | Method and apparatus for controlling pushing pressure applied to printing material A method of method of controlling a pushing pressure which is applied to a printing material, such as a creamed solder, to push the material out of a printing head of a screen printing apparatus and print the material on an object, such as a printed wirin... | 10/28/2003 |
