Method and apparatus for printing with paint
CA 1193150 A · Owner: Miller Screen & Design, Inc. · Inventors: Miller, Henry L.
Overview
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Thermoplastic or photosensitive paint is used to print a design defined by a paint-pervious opening in a silk screen or by a debossed surface of a plate or a roller. An insert in the screen plate or roller defines code dating, or other indicia for printing with the design if desired. The paint is spread from a supply reservoir across the surface of the screen or carrier by a squeegee and/or doctor blade. When thermoplastic paint is used the screen, plate, or roller is heated. A distensible transfer member made of soft silicone rubber is heated to carry thermoplastic paint from the design in the silk screen, debossed plate or debossed roller onto the surface of an article where the paint …
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- Granted September 10, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 10, 2002.
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