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US 6,069,601 AGranted
Soft proofing display
AssigneesR.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
InventorsJohn T. Lind, Donald N. Reeves, Richard D. Warner
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Abstract
A display for soft proofing an image to be reproduced using a set of selected printing colors includes a plurality of display elements each for displaying a color substantially spectrally matched to one of a set of printing colors.
Claims13
A display for soft proofing an image to be reproduced using a set of selected colorants, comprising:
- a plurality of display layers each comprising a coating of pigmented material which is exposed through a mask and developed;
- and
- means for illuminating the plurality of display layers wherein the display appearance is substantially spectrally matched to the set of colorants.
A method of forming a display panel for soft proofing an image to be reproduced using a set of selected printing colorants, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a substrate;
- forming a first display layer on the substrate;
- forming a second display layer on the first display layer;
- and
- forming a third display layer on the second display layer, wherein each of the forming steps comprises the steps of depositing a layer of light-sensitive liquid pigmented material, exposing the layer of pigmented material through a mask and developing the exposed layer of pigmented material and wherein the display appearance is substantially spectrally matched to the set of selected printing colorants.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.