Methods of producing and distributing printed product
AssigneeR.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
InventorsTheodore F. Cyman, JR., Anthony B. DeJoseph, Kevin J. Hook, Henk Haan, Anthony V. Moscato
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Abstract
A method of producing and distributing printed product applies aqueous solution to a print medium to define non-image and image areas of the print medium, and contacts the non-image area and the image area with ink. Ink is transferred substantially only to the image area of the print medium to produce the printed product. The printed product is distributed to an end user.
Claims22
A method of producing and distributing a printed product, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying aqueous solution to a print medium to define non-image and image areas of the print medium;
- contacting the non-image and image areas with ink whereby ink is transferred substantially only to the image areas of the print medium to produce the printed product;
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- distributing the printed product to an end user.
A method of producing and distributing first and second printed paper products, wherein the production is undertaken by continuously operating a printing press, the method comprising the steps of:
- operating the printing press during a first period of time to produce the first printed paper product including the steps of
- applying aqueous solution to a first print medium to form a first non-image area and a first image area thereon, and
- contacting the first non-image area and the first image area with ink whereby ink is transferred substantially only to the first image area of the first print medium to produce the first printed paper product;
- operating the printing press during a second period of time immediately following the first period of time to produce the second printed paper product including the steps of
- applying aqueous solution to a second print medium to form a second non-image area and a second image area thereon, and
- contacting the second non-image area and the second image area with ink whereby ink is transferred substantially only to the second image area of the second print medium to produce the second printed paper product;
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- distributing the first and second printed paper products.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.