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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950326 | Photogravure press and method for manufacturing multilayer ceramic electronic component In a print area provided on a peripheral surface of a gravure roll, a plurality of cells are defined by printing-direction walls and perpendicular walls, and each perpendicular wall has a plurality of cuts. In a center portion of the print area, most intersections o... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7481162 | Photogravure pressure and method for manufacturing multilayer ceramic electronic component In a print area provided on a peripheral surface of a gravure roll, a plurality of cells are defined by printing-direction walls and perpendicular walls, and each perpendicular wall has a plurality of cuts. In a center portion of the print area, most intersections o... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7406915 | Method for forming black matrix of liquid crystal display device A method for forming black matrixes of a liquid crystal display device is provided that includes preparing a transparent substrate, printing first black matrixes on the substrate, and printing second black matrixes on the first black matrixes. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7357077 | Data carrier, method for the production thereof and gravure printing plate The invention relates to a data carrier having a security element that is at least visually testable and has an embossing in at least a partial area, the embossing being a halftone blind embossing executed by inkless intaglio printing, and to a method for producing ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350461 | Intaglio printing process for all-over printing of large areas Printing plates for all-over printing of large areas by the intaglio printing process, a method for producing the printing plates and data carriers, in particular bank notes, with large-area printed images produced by the intaglio printing process area proposed. Fla... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329111 | Method and device for flowing a liquid on a surface A device for flowing a liquid on a surface comprises: a flow path. A first port supplies the liquid to one end of the flow path and applies a first port pressure for retaining the liquid when the flow path is remote from the surface. A second port receives the liqui... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311043 | Data carrier with a printed security element and gravure production method thereof The invention relates to a data carrier with a security printed image produced by intaglio printing. The security printed image consists of a plurality of contrasting structural elements disposed in exact register. A first part of the structural elements is designed... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275484 | Data carrier comprising a gravure printed image and methods for transposing image motifs into linear structures and onto a gravure printing plate A data carrier printed by line intaglio having a halftone image represented by irregular line structures in the manner of an engraving. The line structures are superimposed at least partly by fine structures rendered in positive or negative representation. Methods a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7213512 | Steel gravure method for the production of a security document, steel gravure plate and semi-product for the same and method for production thereof A method for producing a security document having printed image 1 produced by steel intaglio printing and embossed microstructures 2 of an order of magnitude of less than 100 microns is carried out by one printing plate 8 on which both the steel... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7172286 | Colored contact lens A colored contact lens comprising a generally uncolored pupil region, a generally annular-shaped iris region and a multicolored pattern on the iris region. The multicolored pattern is sufficiently colored to change the apparent color of an iris of a person wearing t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7140296 | Method for forming pattern of liquid crystal display device A method for forming a pattern of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes providing a cliché having at least a first groove structure having a first width and a second groove structure having a second width equal to at least a multiple of the first width and... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137337 | Process for the production of cards with images and relative image card A process for the production of image cards including printing of a sheet so as to obtain a printed sheet with a plurality of images disposed in a plurality of windows, overprinting of decorations on said image windows, deposition of a protective layer on said decor... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114438 | Printing machine including central impression cylinder Printing machine having at least one impression cylinder (16), characterised in that the impression cylinder (16) has a cylinder body (44) made of a material which, in circumferential direction of the impression cylinder (16) has a linear... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104193 | Gravure printing plate and valuable document produced by the same The invention relates to an intaglio printing plate for producing a printing image with at least one engraved area in the printing plate surface, characterized in that the engraved area has one or more structural elements in which the edge area has a greater engravi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063014 | Photogravure press and method for manufacturing multilayer-ceramic electronic component A photogravure printing press includes plurality of cells defined by printing-direction walls and substantially perpendicular walls formed in each of image areas on the circumferential surface of a gravure roll. A plurality of substantially perpendicular cuts are fo... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059105 | Continuous wrapping machine and continuous wrapping method of magnetic powder A compact and efficient continuous wrapping machine capable of measuring out certain amounts of a magnetic powder automatically and wrapping them in wrapping film, the continuous wrapping machine comprising a measuring drum, a sealing drum, and a sealing device. The... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028615 | Gravure process for printing adjacent color surfaces with various color coating thicknesses A data medium having a printed image is created by the intaglio printing process. The printed image has at least one first ink area with a first ink layer thickness and at least one second ink area with a second ink layer thickness adjacent to the first ink area, su... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6976424 | Stamp device for printing a pattern on a surface of a substrate A stamp device for printing a pattern on a surface of a substrate having a two-sided rigid carrier layer providing on its first side a patterned layer made of a first material and being combined on its second side with a soft layer made of a softer material than tha... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964227 | Data carrier comprising a gravure printed image and methods for transposing image motifs into linear structures and onto a gravure printing plate A data carrier printed by line intaglio having a halftone image represented by irregular line structures in the manner of an engraving. The line structures are superimposed at least partly by fine structures rendered in positive or negative representation. Methods a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960423 | Preparation of gravure and intaglio printing elements using direct thermally imageable media A gravure printing element is fabricated using a negative-working thermally-imageable coating that is exposed using commercially available diode lasers, the coating being insensitive to ultraviolet light, daylight or visible light, and developable using aqueous medi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945169 | Apparatus for producing printing plates Apparatus for producing printing plates in particular a blank sleeve-like printing plate, includes a cylinder carrier for receiving a printing plate, the cylinder carrier being held in cantilever fashion at one end in a frame in a mounting and is driven by a motor, ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928926 | Process and material for producing IR imaged gravure cylinders A gravure printing blank that can be easily and quickly imaged digitally by means of laser imaging and a method for preparing the same. The gravure printing blank comprises a metallic surface, a pre-polymer layer covering said metallic surface, comprising UV curable... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928925 | Gravure process for printing adjacent color surfaces with various color coating thicknesses The invention concerns a data medium with a printed image created by the intaglio printing process. The printed image has at least one first ink area with a first ink layer thickness and at least one second ink area with a second ink layer thickness adjacent to the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915759 | Printing apparatus and method for spark plug insulator An object of the present invention is to disclose an apparatus and method for printing a spark plug, wherein an excellent print quality is obtained and maintained. The printing apparatus comprises: a marking roller for forming an ink film on an intaglio on itself; a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6888853 | Laser radiation source A system and method for selectively process material on a processing surface of a printing form to create a fine structure or pattern for images or text. At least one fiber laser comprising a pump source and a laser fiber is provided. A laser gun is mounted adjacent... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6840721 | Process for producing dies In a method for producing embossing plates, in particular steel intaglio printing plates, a plane element is determined from a line drawing, the edge of the plane element defining a desired contour. A tool track is then calculated from the desired contour and a desi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6814821 | Web with two outer layers and an adhesive middle layer as well as process to produce said web A multi-layer elastic flat-shaped article having a predefined shape, consisting of at least two outer layers made of a porous fibrous or filamentous batting, and at least one inner layer, disposed between and adherent to a pair of said at least two outer layers. The... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6787583 | UV curing intaglio ink An intaglio printing ink comprising a first binder compound selected from the group of water-soluble or water-thinnable acrylate oligomers, and optionally, a second monomeric binder compound selected from the group comprising water-soluble or water-thinnable PEG dia... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6779444 | Printing form and process for producing the printing form A process for producing a printing form includes forming a multiplicity of blind holes opening into a surface of a spatial or three-dimensional structure of the printing form, the blind holes serving for receiving a medium therein, and providing a propellant in the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6741369 | Method for the operating an engraving member In a method for operating an engraving member in an electronic engraving machine to engrave printing forms, especially printing cylinders for intaglio printing, a stylus of the engraving member is controlled by an engraving signal and engraves a sequence of cups arr... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6732643 | Method for forming pattern using printing process Disclosed is a method for forming a pattern of a LCD device using a printing process, in which additive for detachment corresponding to detachment accelerant is coated in a groove of a cliché filled with ink, thereby easily transferring ink to a layer to be process... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6609459 | Gravure short run printing plate The present invention relates to a method and materials for producing digitally imaged short-run gravure printing plates and cylinders comprising the steps of providing an image-ready printing blank having a substrate, a UV curing layer, and an IR absorbi... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6374733 | Method of manufacturing ceramic substrate The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a ceramic substrate used in various electronic appliances, and more particularly to a manufacturing method of a ceramic substrate forming a conductor pattern by intaglio printing. A conductive pas... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6272987 | Intaglio printing press An intaglio printing press comprises a plate cylinder capable of having three intaglio plates mounted along a circumferential direction of the plate cylinder; an ink collecting cylinder contacted with the plate cylinder and capable of having four blankets... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6202554 | Intaglio printing press An intaglio printing press comprises a plate cylinder having an intaglio plate mounted on a circumferential surface of the plate cylinder; an impression cylinder contacted with the plate cylinder; an ink collecting cylinder contacted with the plate cylind... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6155166 | Rotogravure printing and coating machine A machine for printing or spreading primers or coatings and the like with direct and indirect rotogravure system, comprising one or more printing or color units, with a respective drying hood and control unit, each printing or color unit comprising an ori... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6089853 | Patterning device for patterning a substrate with patterning cavities fed by service cavities A patterning device comprises a patterning cavity which has an opening located at the surface of the patterning device within a transfer region, where a substrate during patterning comes into conformal contact with the patterning device. A service cavity ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6070527 | Plate material for laser plate making A plate material for laser plate making contains a thermoplastic resin, a light absorbing agent and a water repellent or an oil repellent.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6027789 | Surface for the transfer of a viscous liquid to a support and offset printing blanket including the surface A surface for the transfer of a viscous liquid product to a support including a substrate having a surface to which are grafted distinct zones of at least one material. The materials may be an anti-adherent material, a hydrophilic material, and a hydropho... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5881648 | Diamidediurethanes and hot-melt printing therewith Solid compositions containing diamidediurethanes are useful as components of hot-melt inks. Diamidiurethanes may be prepared by reaction of a hydroxycarboxylic acid and/or lactone with either (1) monoamine and diisocyanate or (2) diamine and monoisocyanat... | 03/16/1999 |
