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US 2013/0323475 A1Published application
Double-layered sheet systems
AssigneeMagnum Magnetics Corporation
InventorsRICHARD D. LEFEVRE, CAMERON FOUSS
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Abstract
A magnetic sheet system providing flexible magnetic sheets that are digitally printable on both sides and that serve as magnetic postcard stocks for production of customized magnetic postcards.
Claims33
1) A system, relating to providing at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer customization to generate at least one customized magnetic postcard, comprising:
- a) at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet structured and arranged to provide at least one magnetizable-sheet receptive to printing on at least one first printable surface and at least one second printable surface;
- b) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one magnetizable-layer structured and arranged to provide at least one permanent magnetic field upon magnetization by at least one magnetic field source;
- c) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer comprises at least one magnetizable-material structured and arranged to be magnetized by such at least one magnetic field source;
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- d) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer further comprises at least one binder structured and arranged to bind said at least one magnetizable material in said at least one magnetizable-layer;
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- e) at least one first indicia-acceptor structured and arranged to accept at least one first indicia on such at least one first printable surface;
- f) at least one second indicia-acceptor structured and arranged to accept at least one second indicia on such at least one second printable surface;
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- g) at least one metallic-effect generator structured and arranged to generate at least one metallic effect on such at least one first printable surface upon acceptance of such at least one first indicia;
- h) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one thickness suitable for mailing as at least one postal-service-compliant postcard;
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- i) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet provides the at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer-customization to generate the at least one customized magnetic postcard.
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26) A system, relating to providing at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer customization to generate at least one customized magnetic postcard, comprising:
- a) at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet structured and arranged to provide at least one magnetizable-sheet receptive to printing on at least one first printable surface and at least one second printable surface;
- b) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one magnetizable-layer structured and arranged to provide at least one permanent magnetic field upon magnetization by at least one magnetic field source;
- c) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer comprises at least one magnetizable-material structured and arranged to be magnetized by such at least one magnetic field source;
- d) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer further comprises at least one binder structured and arranged to bind said at least one magnetizable material in said at least one magnetizable-layer;
- e) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer further comprises at least one stiffener structured and arranged to stiffen said at least one magnetizable-layer;
- f) wherein such at least one first printable surface comprises at least one first indicia-acceptor structured and arranged to accept at least one indicia from at least one digital press printer;
- g) wherein such at least one second printable surface comprises at least one second indicia-acceptor structured and arranged to accept at least one second indicia from such at least one digital press printer;
- h) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one thickness suitable for mailing as at least one postal-service-compliant postcard;
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- i) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet provides the at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer-customization to generate the at least one customized magnetic postcard.
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27) A system, relating to providing at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer customization to generate at least one customized magnetic postcard, comprising:
- a) at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet structured and arranged to provide at least one magnetizable-sheet receptive to printing on at least one first printable surface and at least one second printable surface;
- b) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one magnetizable-layer structured and arranged to provide at least one permanent magnetic field upon magnetization by at least one magnetic field source;
- c) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer comprises at least one magnetizable-material structured and arranged to be magnetized by such at least one magnetic field source;
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- d) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer further comprises at least one binder structured and arranged to bind said at least one magnetizable material in said at least one magnetizable-layer;
- e) at least one first indicia-acceptor structured and arranged to accept at least one first indicia on such at least one first printable surface;
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- f) at least one second indicia-acceptor structured and arranged to accept at least one second indicia on such at least one second printable surface;
- g) wherein said at least one first indicia-acceptor comprises at least one ultraviolet-light-curable coating on such at least one first printable surface;
- h) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one thickness suitable for mailing as at least one postal-service-compliant postcard;
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- i) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet, provides the at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer-customization to generate the at least one customized magnetic postcard.
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28) A system, relating to providing at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer customization to generate at least one customized magnetic postcard, comprising:
- a) printable-magnetizable-sheet means for providing at least one magnetizable-sheet receptive to printing on at least one first printable surface and at least one second printable surface;
- b) wherein said printable-magnetizable-sheet means comprises magnetizable-layer means for providing at least one permanent magnetic field upon magnetization by at least one magnetic field source;
- c) wherein said magnetizable-layer means comprises magnetizable-material means for being magnetized by such at least one magnetic field source;
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- d) wherein said magnetizable-layer means further comprises binder means for binding said magnetizable-material means in said magnetizable-layer means;
- e) first indicia-acceptor means for accepting at least one first indicia on such at least one first printable surface;
- f) second indicia-acceptor means for accepting at least one second indicia on such at least one second printable surface;
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- g) metallic-effect generator means for generating at least one metallic effect on such at least one first printable surface upon acceptance of such at least one first indicia;
- h) wherein said printable-magnetizable-sheet means comprises at least one thickness suitable for mailing as at least one postal-service-compliant postcard;
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- i) wherein said printable-magnetizable-sheet means provides the at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer-customization to generate the at least one customized magnetic postcard.
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29) A method, relating to manufacturing at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer customization to generate at least one customized magnetic postcard, comprising the steps of:
- a) mixing at least one magnetizable-material, at least one binder, and at least one stiffener to form at least one magnetizable-mixture;
- b) shaping such at least one magnetizable-mixture into at least one sheet structure using at least one shaping technique selected from the group consisting of at least one extrusion method and at least one calendering method;
- c) applying at least one first printable layer to at least one first surface of such at least one magnetizable-sheet using at least one application method selected from the group consisting of lamination, flexographic coating, gravure coating, and spraying;
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- d) applying at least one second printable layer to at least one second surface of such at least one magnetizable-sheet using at least one application method selected from the group consisting of lamination, flexographic coating, gravure coating, and spraying;
- e) wherein said step of applying such at least one first printable layer and said step of applying such at least one second printable layer generates at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet receptive to printing on such at least one first printable layer and such at least one second printable layer;
- f) distributing such at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet to at least one customer;
- g) wherein said step of distributing such at least one printable-magnetic-sheet provides such at least one customer with the at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer-customization to generate the at least one customized magnetic postcard.
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33) A system, relating to providing at least one magnetic postcard stock available for customer customization to generate at least one customized magnetic postcard, comprising:
- a) at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet structured and arranged to provide at least one magnetizable-sheet receptive to printing on at least one first printable surface and at least one second printable surface;
- b) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one magnetizable-layer structured and arranged to provide at least one permanent magnetic field upon magnetization by at least one magnetic field source;
- c) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer comprises at least one magnetizable-material structured and arranged to be magnetized by such at least one magnetic field source;
- d) wherein said at least one magnetizable-material comprises at least one ferrite powder selected from the group consisting of strontium ferrite and barium ferrite;
- e) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer further comprises at least one binder structured and arranged to bind said at least one magnetizable material in said at least one magnetizable-layer;
- f) wherein said at least one binder comprises chlorinated polyethylene;
- g) wherein said at least one magnetizable-layer further comprises at least one stiffener structured and arranged to stiffen said at least one magnetizable-layer;
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- h) wherein said at least one stiffener is selected from the group consisting of low-density polyethylene, at least one biologically-derived polyester resin, and at least one mixture of such low-density polyethylene and such at least one biologically-derived polyester resin;
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- i) at least one first indicia-acceptor structured and arranged to accept at least one first indicia on such at least one first printable surface;
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- j) at least one second indicia-acceptor structured and arranged to accept at least one second indicia on such at least one second printable surface;
- k) wherein said at least one first indicia-acceptor is further structured and arranged to accept such at least one first indicia from at least one digital press printer;
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- l) wherein said at least one second indicia-acceptor is further structured and arranged to accept such at least one second indicia from such at least one digital press printer;
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- m) at least one metallic-effect generator structured and arranged to generate at least one metallic effect on such at least one first printable surface upon acceptance of such at least one indicia;
- n) wherein said at least one metallic-effect-generator comprises at least one metallic foil layer;
- o) wherein said at least one first indicia-acceptor comprises at least one indicia-accepting coating on such at least one metallic foil layer;
- p) wherein said at least one metallic-effect-generator is laminated to at least one first surface of said at least one magnetizable-layer;
- q) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one thickness suitable for mailing as at least one postal-service-compliant postcard;
- r) wherein such at least one thickness is between about one hundredth of an inch and about three-tenths of an inch;
- s) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet comprises at least one geometry structured and arranged to permit cutting of said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet into at least one length and at least one width suitable for mailing as at least one postal-service-compliant postcard;
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- t) wherein said at least one printable-magnetizable-sheet provides the at least one magnetic postcard production intermediate available for customer-customization to generate the at least one customized magnetic postcard.
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