Method for producing printed image having 3-dimensional appearance
First Claim
1. A method of printing, comprising the following steps:
- providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface;
printing on one of said first surface or said second surface a pattern of lines in substantially clear ink, said lines having a width of between about 0.002 inches to 0.010 inches, and said lines having a finished thickness of between about 5 microns to 100 microns; and
providing a reflective layer on said first surface or said second surface over the area of said substrate where said pattern of lines is printed.
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Abstract
A method for printing images on a substrate wherein the image has a textured, three-dimensional appearance is described. The printing method comprises printing a graphic design consisting of very fine lines having varying width, shape and orientation. This process is effective on the first surface of a pre-metalized substrate and on the second surface of a clear substrate. The lines are printed using an ink which even after drying or curing has a thickness (height above the film) to produce the desired textured effect. A layer of reflective ink is then printed over the entire boundary of the printed substrate, including over the clear ink. A protective layer of pigmented ink may then be printed over the reflective ink to protect the decorative substrate from abrasion. This printing process method may be used to make labels (both flat and formed) for any decorative application. Applications include flat two-dimensional parts using pressure sensitive adhesive and flat or three-dimensional formed applique'"'"'s for use in In Mold Decoration and In Mold Labeling.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of printing, comprising the following steps:
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providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; printing on one of said first surface or said second surface a pattern of lines in substantially clear ink, said lines having a width of between about 0.002 inches to 0.010 inches, and said lines having a finished thickness of between about 5 microns to 100 microns; and providing a reflective layer on said first surface or said second surface over the area of said substrate where said pattern of lines is printed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of printing, comprising the following steps:
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providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; printing on said second surface a pattern of lines in substantially clear ink, said lines having a width of between about 0.002 inches to 0.010 inches, and said lines having a finished thickness of between about 5 microns to 100 microns; and applying a reflective layer over the pattern of lines on said second surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A printed article, comprising:
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a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a pattern of lines printed on said second surface in substantially clear ink, said lines having a width of between about 0.002 inches to 0.010 inches, and said lines having a finished thickness of between about 5 microns to 100 microns; and a reflective layer over said pattern of lines, said reflective layer disposed over one of said first surface or said second surface. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A printed article, comprising:
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a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface being reflective; a pattern of lines printed on said first surface in substantially clear ink, said lines having a width of between about 0.002 inches to 0.010 inches, and said lines having a finished thickness of between about 5 microns to 100 microns. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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