Single substrate, repeat-pass printing process
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsRobert J. Schleinz, Daniel J. Conrad, Joseph S. Kucherovsky
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Abstract
A low basis weight, continuously moving substrate is printed by a single substrate, repeat-pass printing process. The continuously moving substrate is passed a first time through the printing station without receiving any pattern directly printed thereon, and is then repeat-passed through the printing station and over a single-passing portion of the substrate. The repeat-pass portion then has an ink pattern directly printed thereon. Ink striking through the directly printed repeat-pass portion of the substrate is collected or absorbed by the underlying single-pass portion of the substrate, thereby preventing ink buildup on the printing apparatus.
Claims12
A single substrate, repeat-pass printing process, comprising:
- providing a continuously moving substrate,
- single-passing a portion of the continuously moving substrate through a printing station without directly printing thereon,
- repeat-passing the portion of the continuously moving substrate back through the printing station and over another portion of the continuously moving substrate that is single passing through the printing station, and
- printing ink on the portion of the continuously moving substrate that is repeat-passing through the printing station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.