Method for producing raised print using dimensional ink and thermographic powder
US8491960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24851
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for producing a printed product with raised print includes receiving a prepress format document containing a plurality of flat ink color separations and at least one raised print color separation, printing onto a substrate the flat ink color separations using flat ink and the at least one raised print color separation using dimensional ink, allowing the flat and dimensional ink to dry, heating the inked substrate to a temperature that causes the applied dimensional ink to become sticky, applying thermographic powder to the heated inked substrate such that the thermographic powder sticks to the sticky dimensional ink, removing the thermographic powder from regions of the substrate where the dimensional ink is not applied, reheating the sheet to melt the thermographic powder, and cooling the sheet to result in a print product having both flat and raised printed content.
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