Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for forming high definition lithographic images on containers
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Application No.: US15378768Application Date: 2016-12-14
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Publication No.: US10195842B2Publication Date: 2019-02-05
- Inventor: Chris Carreras , Kellie M. Hedberg
- Applicant: Ball Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CO Broomfield
- Assignee: BALL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: BALL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Broomfield
- Agency: Sheridan Ross PC
- Main IPC: B41F7/08
- IPC: B41F7/08 ; B41M1/40 ; B41F7/16 ; B41F17/08 ; B41N1/00 ; B41F7/02 ; B41F17/22 ; B41F7/14 ; B41M1/28 ; B41F17/00
Abstract:
The present invention relates to using soft secondary plates and specialty inks in a printing process. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and methods of using soft secondary plates made of a rubber comprising a saturated chain of polymethylene or a photopolymer material to decorate an exterior surface of cylindrical metallic containers with high definition graphics and other indicia.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170096001A1 APPARATUS FOR FORMING HIGH DEFINITION LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGES ON CONTAINERS Public/Granted day:2017-04-06
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