Flexographic coating and/or printing method and apparatus including interstation driers
Patent 4939992 Issued on July 10, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 11, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 11, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2359825 3040657 3121642 3221646 Coating and printing apparatus including an interstation dryer Patent #: 4841903 AbstractA straight line flexographic printing method and machine having a plurality of in-line liquid application stations, at least one of which is an upstream ink image-printing stations for printing ink images on a succession of cardboard copy sheets, and at least one of which is a final downstream liquid-application station which may be a coating application station for printing a protective, and/or aesthetic coating over selected portions of, or over the entire ink image-printed surface of each cardboard copy sheet. The present method and apparatus involves the placement of a forced hot air drying station between each of the liquid application stations to evaporate volatile solvent/diluent from the ink images applied at each inking or coating station before the application of additional ink images or coatings thereover at the next downstream liquid application station.Field of SearchMulticolorOf print medium Drying with fluid (air) or by heating Multiple couple Web Rotary machines Transfer Multiple couple WITH PRINTING Plural treatments WITH HEAT EXCHANGE, DRYING, OR NON-COATING GAS OR VAPOR TREATMENT OF WORK Movement of atmosphere Plural heating or drying steps Paper or natural cellulose base | |
