Patent · US Expired

Printing band and method of making same

US5983789A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 28, 1999
Grant dateNov 16, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41K1/10
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a printing band and method of making same. The printing band has printing characters and human readable characters. The human readable characters and the portion of the band adjacent thereto are coated with a first coating while masking off the printing characters. Thereafter, the outer surfaces of the human readable character are coated with a second coating which is darker than the first coating. The human readable characters are easy to read and are not easily degraded during use.

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