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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5996488 | Preparation of an electron source by offset printing electrodes having thickness less than 200 nm A method of producing a substrate for an electron source, the substrate including a plurality of electron emission devices each including a pair of opposing electrodes, the plurality of electron emission devices being arranged on the substrate. The method... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996486 | Apparatus and method for automatically adjusting the position of a screen frame in the print head of an indexing silk screen printing machine in the x-axis to maintain accurate registration of print from station to station A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the location of a screen frame holder of a silk screen printing head in the x-axis to maintain accuracy in registration of color-to-color in a multi-color printing process due to the inaccuracies in index... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992316 | Stencil sheet unit and method of making print stencil using the same A stencil sheet unit includes a stencil sheet having a rectangular area and a mount paper substantially equal in configuration to the stencil sheet, wherein the stencil sheet is adhered in part onto the mount paper by an adhesive portion provided between ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988856 | Apparatus for real-time estimation of printing medium properties and method for the use thereof The apparatus may be used with printing apparatus in which a media spreading member, such as a squeegee, moves relative to a surface, causing printing medium to be moved across said surface. The printing medium can be electrical solder paste and the surfa... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5974964 | Printing method An improved method of printing with a machine having at least one printing head and at least one platen registerable therewith. The method may include the steps of placing an article on the platen, bringing the platen and article into registerable contact... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5974962 | Registration system for work support pallets and screen frames of printing machines A system for registering a work support pallet on a carousel machine arm with a screen frame of the machine has pivot components on a pallet tool and on the arm for detachable pivotable mounting of the pallet tool relative to the arm for accurate pivotal ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967031 | Stencil set and method of applying stenciled designs An improved stencil set and method of applying stenciled designs to a surface is provided. A plurality of stencil sheets are provided wherein each stencil sheet has a distinct portion of the design represented by cutout areas in the sheet and remaining po... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5960712 | Screens for use in a screen printing system A disposable screen used in a screen printing system for printing onto electronic devices is formed of a non-metallic material. The screen is patterned from a foil. The material can be selected from a group consisting of plastic, nylon, paper, and resin. ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5953989 | Method and apparatus for pressure type stencil printing A stencil printing apparatus is provided, which comprises a pressure chamber the wall of which is partly constituted by a flexible sheet member, a mount which is disposed in the pressure chamber opposite to the flexible sheet member and on which an articl... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5953988 | Screen printing process using rotated screens The screen printing process together with halftoning techniques for reproducing continuous tone color images has given considerable moire problems. Interferences between the halftoning technique and the screens, and the subsequent screens may be alleviate... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5937752 | Method and apparatus for pressure type stencil printing The disclosed stencil printing apparatus includes, a pressure chamber comprising a first place member on which a sheet to be printed is placed, an airtight elastic frame which is placed on the first plate to surround the sheet, and a second plate member w... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927193 | Process for via fill An apparatus and method is provided for vacuum screen printing a greensheet having vias and both vias and open areas whereby vacuum leakage in the apparatus is minimized and avoids bowing of the screen over the open area of the greensheet. An interposer a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5927191 | Apparatus for screen printing digitalized images A method and apparatus for screen printing a converted digitalized image onto a hard surface, such as glass or a mirror. The apparatus includes a source for providing a conventional digitalized image, such as a digital scanner, digital camera or CD-ROM. A... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924360 | Smooth stencil base sheet, method of producing a printing master from the stencil base sheet and method of performing stencil printing A stencil base sheet includes a thermoplastic resin film, with a surface of the stencil base sheet on the side of the thermoplastic resin film having a surface smoothness of at least 6000 seconds. From this stencil base sheet, a printing master is prepare... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5925187 | Apparatus for dispensing flowable material An apparatus for dispensing solder paste for application through a stencil or a screen to a circuit board includes a housing having an elongated chamber along a longitudinal axis and a rotatable member within the chamber. The housing has an inlet connecte... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5909706 | Support table for supporting a module board and screen printing method using the same A support table supports a module board during a screen printing thereof. The support table has a body in which rectangular grooves are formed in both upper and lower surfaces thereof, a plurality of slots formed in a middle portion thereof and open to th... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5907996 | Half-tone printing process In a half-tone printing process according to the invention, there is provide at least one half-tone printing stencil having at least two regions which have stencil opening structures which are uniform but different from region to region. A sample print is... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5906158 | Screen printing apparatus and method A screen printing apparatus in which alignment marks are provided on the screen and the printing material. The marks are detected accurately and clearly by an alignment mark detector located between the printing material and the screen.... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5899144 | Printed metallized ribbons and method for making same A process of forming a plurality of substantially identical printed ribbons from a single length of rolled tape, includes unrolling the tape, repeatedly silk-screen printing a wet ink pattern onto a side of the tape, along the length of the tape, as the t... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5899143 | Method and apparatus for printing on individual self-supporting articles In a method of printing on individual self-supporting articles, for example CDs, telephone cards or the like, using multi-color printing, the relative positions of the individual print images which make up a total print image on the article are set by a p... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5894793 | Screen printing machine with control means for separating a screen from a printing material Disclosed is a screen printing machine which has a first driving mechanism for moving a squeegee movably arranged above a screen along its surface. The printing machine has a second driving mechanism for lifting the screen from a printing material by an u... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890428 | Static cling stencil method A method of transferring a decorative stenciled image to an irregular object utilizes flexible plastic static cling sheet material as the stencil medium. The cutout stencil is shaped approximately to the size of the surface of the object that will receive... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5890429 | Method of making and bonding a screen printed ink film carrier to an electronic device Screen ink printed film carrier having an ink screen printed electrical altering image provided on thin adhesive film carrier that is flexible and capable of deformation out of the major plane of the carrier to conform to the exterior contour presented by... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5888584 | Provision of tracks on flat substrates by means of a stencil-printing method The invention relates to a method of providing tracks, for example conductive tracks, in a flat display device (such as a plasma display or PALC display) by means of a stencil-printing method. In particular, paste is formed through multilayer stencils ena... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5875712 | Methods and arrangement for the production of a stencil by a modified laser printer The present invention refers to a method and a plant for producing a stencil arrangement, whereby said stencil comprises a carrier substrate (2) and a pattern (4) belonging to said substrate, while using digital information relating to a pattern and store... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5871808 | Method for preserving solder paste in the manufacturing of printed circuit board assemblies A method for preserving solder paste in the manufacturing of printed circuit board assemblies. In one embodiment, the method utilizes a preserving device which has a frame adapted to be positioned on a stencil plate of a solder paste stenciling machine an... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5857410 | Printing apparatus for selectively supplying a photothermal material/colorant to a stencil or substrate The disclosed printing apparatus is includes an ink-permeable cylindrical printing drum which is rotated about an axis of rotation thereof with a heat-sensitive stencil sheet wound around the circumferential surface thereof; a liquid ejector which ejects ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5847689 | Apparatus and method for registering silk screens Printing screens are registered using a photosensitive position locating sensor which is affixed to a pallet and aligned with the image of a register mark on the first of a series of printing screens. The location of the image is stored and signalled in a... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845572 | Circuit board screener spot suppressor A vertical screening apparatus in which the a circuit board in transported into and out of a print zone before and after vertical reciprocation of flood blades, spot suppressor squeegee, and print squeegee. A spot suppressor squeegee is provided to smear ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845573 | Method of producing a planar stamp A method of producing a planar stamp including a stamp member, an ink reservoir, and a stamp frame. In the method, after fitting the ink reservoir into the stamp frame, the stamp member, without a print surface and made of a polyethylene foam sheet, is ad... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5839363 | Method and apparatus for separating a silk screen from a printed object A screen printer is provided with a printing table for setting an object to be printed, a screen, and a squeegee. The squeegee is arranged on the object to be printed, which is set on the printing table through the screen, and depending on the patterns se... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836998 | Adhesive stencil for body art A method and apparatus for allowing a decorative stain to be applied to a predetermined epidermal area of a subject is disclosed. An adhesive stencil having an adhesive layer and a generally non-absorbent layer substantially coextensive therewith about a ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5819654 | Stretching system for flexible planar materials A frame is disclosed for stretching a printing screen quickly and with uniform application of tension to the screen. The frame includes a base portion that defines a stretching plane in which the workpiece is stretched. A swingable portion of the frame pi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5813328 | Registration system for screen printing The several screen frames of a multistation screen printing machine, such as a carousel screen printer, having multiple work supports movable to the printer stations in succession to effect successive printing of screen images on work pieces fixed to the ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813331 | Method of printing with a differential thickness stencil A differential thickness stencil (14') integrally formed from two sieves (601 and 602) having different thicknesses (701 and 702) for a two-stage solder printing process for printing the solder mask for a fine-pitch component alongside that of a larger co... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5809877 | Screen printing apparatus with stroke control A screen printing apparatus prints on a substrate with successive strokes, which may be of different lengths. An electrically programmable controller controls the operation of a servo motor for causing relative movement between the squeegee and the print ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5802979 | Method for manufacturing a display A system and a method for producing displays such as signs and cards includes a substrate of material which is transferred from a supply roller to a first receiving unit. During the transfer, the substrate passes a series of color printing stations which ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800869 | Method of making an object, in particular a culinary article In a method of applying a decoration to an object, at least one layer of enamel frit slip is applied to the object, after which, without curing this layer, a decoration based on enamel frit and mineral pigments is applied to localized areas of this layer ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794528 | Device for holding tensioned sheet-like material and process for tensioning said material A sheet material, especially fabric, is tensioned in a stretching frame made up of frame sections which have grooves open at the surface at which the fabric or sheet material is applied and receiving two rigid symmetrical bars such that the sheet material... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5786029 | Stencil printing method A stencil printing method is provided, which includes successively transferring a plurality of printing inks of different colors through perforated stencil sheet to an object to be printed, the plurality of printing inks wherein each is capable of reversi... | 07/28/1998 |
