Process for preparing translucent paper or film for use with digital printers and product
OwnerPhil Schumacher, Bruce Peterson +1inventors
InventorsPhil Schumacher, Bruce Peterson, John Kelly
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Abstract
A method and system for conditioning transparent or translucent paper or film for use with digital printers includes the application of a primer coat to the paper or film that controls the hygroscopic characteristics of the paper or film followed by the application of a digital primer that enables the reception of ink or toner during printing thereon by a digital printer. Opaque markers, such as opaque strips, may also be formed on the sheet of paper or film to facilitate detection of the transparent or translucent sheet by sensors, such as “electronic eye” of the digital printer.
Claims25
A method of preparing a non-opaque sheet of material to be used with a digital press, comprising:
- creating a substantially opaque marker proximate the first edge of a sheet of the non-opaque material such that when the sheet is fed through a printing machine that detects sheets with a sensor the sheet will be detected by virtue of the substantially opaque marker.
A method of treating a non-opaque sheet of paper or film to be used with a digital press, comprising:
- applying a first surface treatment to the non-opaque paper or film that is designed to control hygroscopic characteristics of the non-opaque paper or film;
- applying a second surface treatment to the non-opaque paper or film that is designed to condition the non-opaque paper or film to receive ink toner from a digital printing press;
- and
- curing the first and the second surface treatments.
A printable sheet of non-opaque paper or film for use with a digital printing press designed to apply ink toner to the printable sheet, comprising:
- a stock of non-opaque material;
- a primer coat on at least one side of the stock;
- and
- a toner acceptance coat on the primer coat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.