Method of insuring precise color consistency
First Claim
1. A method of insuring precise color consistency of substantially identical printed products printed at a plurality of different geographically remote locations having different environmental criteria, comprising:
- a) specifying a plurality of precisely defined colors to be printed on the products;
b) determining a plurality of different reproducible ink formulation for each of said plurality of precisely defined colors, said plurality of formulations differing depending upon said different environmental criteria so that regardless of the environmental criteria the colors when printed will be substantially indistinguishable by the naked human eye; and
c) distributing the formulations from b), and supplying ink for use in formulating inks based on the formulations, to the plurality of different geographically remote locations, so that products may be printed at each of said geographically remote locations which have colors that are substantially indistinguishable by the naked human eye from one location to the other.
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Abstract
Products are screen printed at a plurality of geographically remote printing facilities with precisely defined and formulated colored inks so that the products produced at each of the facilities are substantially indistinguishable by the naked human eye. Ink formulation cards and a sample product with the precisely defined colors printed on it, are sent to each of the printing facilities. Depending upon the particular environmental conditions in the various printing facilities the formulations for various colors may differ from location to location, in order to get uniform products. Compact discs, plastic bottles, promotional clothing, signage, and like products may all be effectively handled in this manner.
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1. A method of insuring precise color consistency of substantially identical printed products printed at a plurality of different geographically remote locations having different environmental criteria, comprising:
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a) specifying a plurality of precisely defined colors to be printed on the products;
b) determining a plurality of different reproducible ink formulation for each of said plurality of precisely defined colors, said plurality of formulations differing depending upon said different environmental criteria so that regardless of the environmental criteria the colors when printed will be substantially indistinguishable by the naked human eye; and
c) distributing the formulations from b), and supplying ink for use in formulating inks based on the formulations, to the plurality of different geographically remote locations, so that products may be printed at each of said geographically remote locations which have colors that are substantially indistinguishable by the naked human eye from one location to the other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of insuring precise color consistency of substantially identical printed products printed at a plurality of different geographically remote locations having different environmental criteria, comprising:
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a) specifying a plurality of precisely defined colors to be printed on the products;
b) determining a plurality of different reproducible ink formulation for each of said plurality of precisely defined colors, said plurality of formulations differing depending upon said different environmental criteria so that regardless of the environmental criteria the colors when printed will be substantially indistinguishable by the naked human eye; and
c) distributing the formulations from b) to the plurality of different geographically remote locations, so that products may be printed at each of said geographically remote locations which have colors that are substantially indistinguishable by the naked human eye from one location to the other.
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13. A method of insuring precise color consistency of substantially identical printed products printed at a plurality of different geographically remote locations, comprising:
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a) specifying a plurality of precisely defined colors to be printed on the products;
b) determining a reproducible ink formulation for each of said plurality of precisely defined colors;
c) screen printing a plurality of substantially identical sample products using the ink formulations from b); and
d) distributing the formulations from b) and a sample product from c) to each of the plurality of different geographically remote locations, so that products may be printed at each of said geographically remote locations corresponding to said sample products, and which have colors that are substantially indistinguishable by the naked human eye from one location to the other. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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