Plateless lithographic printing
US8807029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41N3/08
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention dispense with the need for lithographic printing plates, instead facilitating direct transfer of ink from a permanent cylinder to a recording medium. Accordingly, instead of being permanently modified to exhibit oleophilic and oleophobic (or hydrophilic) regions, the cylinder is effectively “programmed” with the image prior to each transfer of ink.
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