Method of dry printing and painting
AssigneeReveo, Inc.
InventorsYingqiu Jiang, Le Li, Sadeg Faris
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Abstract
A method of printing using dry pigments is introduced, wherein a binder material is applied to the surface of an object uniformly or in a pattern, and then dry pigment is applied to the binder material in a pattern or uniformly. The dry pigment sticks to the patterned binder, or the patterned pigment may be bound to the uniform binder, to produce a pattern.
Claims22
A method of producing a pattern on a surface of a substrate, said method comprising:
- applying a patterned coat of binder material to the surface of the substrate;
- applying a dry pigment material to the surface of the binder material, wherein the dry pigment material comprises flakes of non-metallic reflecting material having an average particle size of less than about 100 microns, whereby the dry pigment material adheres to the patterned binder material;
- and then
- mechanically working the surface of the binder material to align the flakes in a direction substantially parallel with the surface of the substrate.
A method of ink jet printing a pattern on a surface of a substrate, said method comprising:
- applying a patterned coat of binder material to the surface of the substrate using an ink jet printer;
- applying a dry pigment material to the surface of the binder material using the ink jet printer, the dry pigment material including flakes of non-metallic reflecting material having an average particle size of less than about 100 microns;
- and
- mechanically working the surface of the binder material to align the flakes in a direction substantially parallel with the surface of the substrate.
A method of xerographically producing a pattern on a surface of a substrate, said method comprising:
- applying a patterned coat of binder material to the surface of the substrate using a xerographic printer;
- applying a dry pigment material to the surface of the binder material using the xerographic printer, the dry pigment material including flakes of non-metallic reflecting material having an average particle size of less than about 100 microns;
- and
- mechanically working the surface of the binder material to align the flakes in a direction substantially parallel with the surface of the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.