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Printing-facilitating kit

  • US 7,252,037 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2002
  • Issued: 08/07/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for ensuring image consistency of an image printed onto a plurality of substantially identical objects printed at different times and/or locations comprising:

  • (A) receiving a plurality of inks which have been adapted for printing said image onto said objects; and

    (B) receiving a product-printing facilitating kit which comprisesa film-positive standard having a black image in a plurality of different tones thereon,a digital file encoding said film-positive standard,a plurality of test-print standards each of said test-print standards having one of said inks printed thereon in a plurality of different tones, anda list of suggested parameters for producing a test film positive and a plurality of test-printed objects;

    (C) carrying out printing steps 1 and 2, in either order, followed by step 3, wherein step 1 comprises the following sub-steps;

    (i) using said film-positive standard to make up a screen-printing screen bearing a stencil corresponding to said film-positive standard,(ii) printing from said screen-printing screen using one of said inks to produce a test-printed object,(iii) comparing said test-printed object to the corresponding said test-print standard,(iv) if necessary, running diagnostic tests and adjusting one or more printing parameters,(v) repeating sub-steps (ii) to (iv) until said test-printed object is substantially identical to said test-print standard,(vi) optionally repeating sub-steps (i) to (v) for each of said inks;

    step 2 comprises the following sub-steps;

    (i) producing said test film positive from said digital file encoding said test film positive,(ii) comparing said test film positive to said supplied film-positive standard,(iii) if necessary, running diagnostic tests and adjusting one or more printing parameters(iv) repeating sub-steps (i) to (iii) until said test film positive is substantially identical to said film-positive standard; and

    step 3 comprises the following sub-steps;

    (i) obtaining a digital file encoding said image which is to be printed,(ii) producing a plurality of film positives corresponding to each of said inks using said parameters obtained from step 2,(iii) using said film positives to make up a plurality of screen-printing screens each bearing a stencil corresponding to said film positives,(iv) printing said image onto said plurality of substantially identical objects using said screen-printing screens, said printing parameters obtained from step 1 and said inks.

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