Abstract: This invention provides making a rotogravure printing medium which includes a member coated with a film that is selectively removable to produce ink-retaining cells. A series of adjacent strip or bead portions of a self leveling, curable plastic composition which is engraveable after curing is provided on the surface of the member. The adjacent strip or bead portions merge and self level at and after deposition to produce a uniform, continuous coating of the plastic composition.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 26, 1991
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2000
Assignee:
W. R. Chesnut Engineering
Inventors:
David E. Bressler, W. Richard Chesnut, Daniel Caligaro