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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6783836 | Pretreated sheet product for lithographic plates A lithographic sheet product having a substrate with a roll textured surface covered by a pretreatment layer. The pretreatment layer enhances adhesion of a printing composition to the sheet product and is composed of a polymer selected from the group consisting of p... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6696220 | Template for room temperature, low pressure micro-and nano-imprint lithography Described are imprint lithography templates, methods of forming and using the templates, and a template holder device. An imprint lithography template may include a body with a plurality of recesses on a surface of the body. The body may be of a material ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6479203 | Direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor A direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a water-resistant support having provided thereon an image receiving layer, wherein the image receiving layer comprises particles having rough surface composed of core particles having... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6112656 | Creamed-solder printing machine A creamed-solder printing machine for printing a creamed solder on a printed circuit board, including a screen having a plurality of holes, a squeegee which prints the creamed solder on the printed circuit board through the holes of the screen, a frame wh... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5888696 | Planographic original plate requiring no fountain solution A planographic original plate requiring no fountain solution, in which a layer allowing adhesion thereof with a silicone rubber layer to decrease through transforming a laser beam into heat and the silicone rubber layer of an addition type containing 10 t... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5815243 | Electronic prepress apparatus for producing lithographic printing plates A positive lithographic printing plate exposed by an imagesetter and suitable for mounting on a press cylinder comprising a photo-lithographic DTR material having a DTR processed RIP image to be printed lithographically and a DTR processed ink repelling r... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5161059 | High-efficiency, multilevel, diffractive optical elements A high-efficiency, diffractive optical element having at least one surface including multilevel steps, the steps determined by calculating equiphase boundaries utilizing a disclosed equation and algorithm. The optical element can be adapted to correct for... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4726864 | Hectograph master webs and sheets, and method Hectograph master webs and sheets formulated to provide sharper, more-complete transfer under reduced imaging pressures, and sharper, more-numerous duplicate copies in the hectograph duplicating process and resistance to adhesion and coating-transfer unde... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4486518 | Duplicating film mask with radiation absorbing benzophenone in processed positive-working radiation sensitive layer on transparent substrate A non-silver, positive-working, essentially alkali-insoluble, radiation-sensitive composition, which becomes alkali-soluble on exposure to radiation, comprising a non-silver, positive-acting, essentially alkali-insoluble radiation-sensitive component a ra... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4409893 | Process for printing porous image Pressure-sensitive master sheets are produced by printing ink-releasing images onto a master sheet by silk screen techniques using a semi-solid printable ink composition comprising a wax and/or resin binder material, an incompatible oleaginous material, c... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4321870 | Controlling ink diffusion in watercolor copying A method for limiting the diffusion of ink through a planographic plate comprising a polymetric matrix containing liquid, as for example an agar matrix, is described. Incorporated in the matrix is a diffusion inhibitor which has a binding affinity for the... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4308318 | Rub resistant ribbon for non-impact printing A ribbon for non-impact printing comprising an electrically conductive substrate and a transfer layer which comprises a polymerized fatty acid polyamide.... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4292103 | Transfer printing A method of transfer printing wherein an adsorptive porous layer of activated alumina or silica or a mixture thereof is formed on the surface of an object to be colored or printed, and a transfer material comprising a carrier sheet and a design layer form... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4272292 | Heat transfer printing An ink composition for heat transfer printing comprising at least one of carbinol bases of basic dyes or their derivatives, a strong base, a binder and a solvent for dissolving the binder. This ink composition is excellent in storage stability because it ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4257329 | Fluidless masters Preprinted duplicating masters for producing printed copies, with or without spirit duplicating fluids, comprising a foundation sheet reverse printed in a predetermined pattern with an imaging material which produces copies upon the application of pressur... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4210412 | Method of transfer printing for cellulosic fiber-containing textile product Method of transfer printing for cellulosic textile articles by pretreating the article with a polyhydric alcohol, squeezing and drying the article, superposing the article with a transfer sheet printed with an ink containing a sublimable disperse dye and ... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4206937 | Spirit duplicating master and method of making the same A pre-printed spirit duplicating master. A liquid ink composition composed of 40% to 62% by weight of a dye, 40% to 65% by weight of an alcohol soluble polyamid resin having a melting point in the range of 110° C. to 125° C., and 12% to 25% by weight of... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4151748 | Two color thermally sensitive record material system A thermally sensitive record medium is disclosed. Data is generated on the record medium in response to an application of heat. The record medium is capable of generating data images in more than one color by exposing the medium to more than one temperatu... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4132833 | Dye element with a transparent polyester layer containing heat-transferable dyes A dye receiving element comprises diffusing heat transferable dyes into a transparent layer containing an amorphous, solvent soluble, aromatic polyester having at least 30 mole percent of its recurring units comprised of the condensation residue of a diol... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4110118 | Process for accelerating the drying of offset inks A method is disclosed for accelerating the drying of offset inks. An additive composition comprising (a) 15 to 85 percent of functional amino polydimethylsiloxane and (b) 85 to 15 percent of a mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, wherein the eth... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4109047 | Rub-on security cards Articles in the form of multilayered cards which contain information invisibly printed between a support member and a top member. By rubbing the exposed surface of either the support member or the top member, the information is developed into visible info... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4087584 | Lithographic printing plate A lithographic printing plate which comprises using in an ink-repellent layer a polymer of a monomer or a copolymer containing said monomer, said monomer being represented by the following general formulas: ##STR1## WHEREIN: R is hydrogen or a methyl... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4058644 | Sublimation transfer and method A dry release sublimation transfer for decorating textile substrates is disclosed, including a temporary backing sheet, a sublimation transfer design layer comprising sublimation transfer inks disposed on the design layer, and a polymeric layer disposed i... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4042545 | Novel printing inks for sublimation transfer printing Object of the present invention are novel printing inks with organic solvents for sublimation transfer printing which contain a high concentration of very finely dispersed, transferable cationic dyes, and specifically; A. at least one cationic dye or a mi... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4042401 | Hectograph products and process Novel thixotropic hectograph printing ink and process for printing hectograph master sheets or transfer sheets therewith comprising preparing a semi-solid, thixotropic hectograph printing ink containing non-drying semi-solid oleaginous material, film-form... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4037008 | Transfer printing process and article The first layer of elastomeric synthetic resin transparent ink is screened onto a transfer sheet and is fused. One or more layers of compatible ink are deposited thereon and dried to form an image. Next, an elastomeric adhesive protective layer is applied... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4021591 | Sublimation transfer and method A dry release sublimation transfer is provided which includes a temporary backing sheet having disposed thereon a sublimation transfer design layer formed of one or more sublimation transfer inks, and a polymeric coating disposed in contact with such desi... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4018162 | Continuous duplicating sheets A dry duplicating method comprising the steps of pressure-imaging a continuous master web with images capable of exuding liquid ink under the effects of contact pressure such as roller pressure and collecting the imaged master web on a roll for duplicatin... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4005237 | Non-bleed pre-printed spirit duplicating masters The spirit duplicating masters are pre-printed on a sheet having an oleophobic surface and utilizing, if desired, a non-bleed, non-smear ink composition. The result is a pre-printed master having no problems with bleed, smear or registry. Such pre-printed... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3993492 | Water soluble transfer coating material and articles incorporating same Disclosed is a water soluble transfer material of the kind in which transfer is accomplished by localized application of pressure on a portion of the material to implant or transfer part of it to a selected surface. The transfer material is a multi-compon... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3979550 | Pre-printed latent image spirit duplicating masters A pre-printed spirit duplicating master containing visible imaged material and latent imaged material for use in preparing copies for self-instructional examination or work assignments. The latent images on the copy sheet are capable of being revealed wit... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3962526 | Tissueless pre-printed spirit duplicating masters The spirit duplicating masters are pre-printed utilizing a non-bleed, non-smear ink composition. Typically the ink may contain cetyl alcohol, carnauba wax, a soft wax, fillers and a small amount of dye solubilizer and/or wetting agent. Such pre-printed ma... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3952131 | Heat transfer print sheet and printed product A heat transfer print sheet comprising a base sheet, printing on said base sheet, a coating overlying the printed surface of the base sheet, said printing being capable of transferring through said coating upon application of heat and pressure, said coati... | 04/20/1976 |