Abstract: A direct to mesh (DtM) screen printer for creating a screen stencil is provided. The DtM screen printer includes a frame to hold a pre-stretched mesh in place during application of a jettable emulsion, a fixture to hold the frame, a platen to hold a release fluid against one side of the pre-stretched mesh, a fluid dispenser for dispensing the release fluid onto the platen or mesh, and a printer carriage supporting a print head for printing the jettable emulsion on a side of the pre-stretched mesh opposite the platen. A process is also provided, the process being for using the DtM screen printer to prepare the screen stencil for screen printing.

Abstract: A direct to mesh (DtM) screen printer for creating a screen stencil is provided. The DtM screen printer includes a frame to hold a pre-stretched mesh in place during application of a jettable emulsion, a fixture to hold the frame, a platen to hold a release fluid against one side of the pre-stretched mesh, a fluid dispenser for dispensing the release fluid onto the platen or mesh, and a printer carriage supporting a print head for printing the jettable emulsion on a side of the pre-stretched mesh opposite the platen. A process is also provided, the process being for using the DtM screen printer to prepare the screen stencil for screen printing.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a screen with an opening through which ink passes. A resin material is formed with a recessed portion and a projection relatively projecting from the recessed portion. When a top surface of a projection is printed with ink, an inner edge of the opening is displaced toward the recessed portion. The height of an ink droop formed at the inner edge of the opening is set to be smaller than a depth of the recessed portion at a position facing the ink droop.

Abstract: An elevator system is provided. Aspects includes at least one elevator car and a camera affixed to the at least one elevator car, wherein the camera is operated by a controller. The controller is configured to automatically capture, from the camera, media associated with a set of locations, wherein the set of locations are associated with the at least one elevator car. A transceiver transmits one or more sequences of the media captured from the camera.

Abstract: A screen mask assembly includes: a mask frame; a screen mask on the mask frame, the screen mask having a plurality of paste openings; and a plurality of paste blocking portions on the screen mask.

Abstract: The presently disclosed apparatus and method offer the capability to electroplate pure metals or alloys onto substrates, having no current collectors or being connected to the power supply by a low conductivity seed layer. Thus, the disclosed system enables pure metal or alloy deposition on various substrates, including flexible electronic circuits, wafers for IC processing, and discrete electronic devices in surface finishing applications.

Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a printing screen, the frame assembly comprising: a frame unit to which a printing screen is in use supported; and a screen loading mechanism for loading a printing screen into and unloading a printing screen from the frame unit, wherein the screen loading mechanism comprises a screen loading member which is movably coupled to the frame unit between a screen-receiving position in which a printing screen can be loaded into or removed from the screen loading member and a loaded position in which the printing screen is loaded into the frame unit, and at least one actuator element which is coupled to the screen loading member and actuatable to move the screen loading member between the screen-receiving and loaded positions.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a screen structure and a screen structure manufactured in accordance with the method include the provision of at least two mesh layers. A first mesh layer and a second mesh layer are provided and brought together to contact each other. Advantageously, the first and second mesh layers are jointly metal-plated. The applied metal firmly bonds the two mesh layers to each other to create a composite mesh. An advantage of the screen structure is that it has a particularly great ink application volume and a very high degree of stability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a screen plate for printing two-dimensionally arranged opening patterns by screen printing. The screen plate includes a dummy printing region in which a predetermined pattern is singly or plurally arranged along an edge part of one side or edge parts of two sides parallel to a printing direction of the screen plate; a full-surface printing region for performing full-surface printing, the full-surface printing region being formed into a belt shape at a position closer to a central side of the screen plate than the dummy printing region; and a printing region that is formed at a position closer to the central side than the full-surface printing region and in which the opening patterns are two-dimensionally arranged.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. In one embodiment, a kit may include a stencil with a low-slip bottom layer and a colorant composition. Useful compositions include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. A décor product may be removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. Permanent or semi-permanent affixation of the décor product to the surface may be accomplished by applying heat, pressure, emitted waves, an emitted electrical field, a magnetic field, and/or a chemical.

Abstract: A base material 10 for screen printing includes a screen 12, a resist layer 30 of resist material and a protective film 22.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. In one embodiment, a kit may include a stencil with a low-slip bottom layer and a colorant composition. Useful compositions include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. A décor product may be removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. Permanent or semi-permanent affixation of the décor product to the surface may be accomplished by applying heat, pressure, emitted waves, an emitted electrical field, a magnetic field, and/or a chemical.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. In one embodiment, a stencil is provided that has an embossed top layer and a low-slip bottom layer that has a static coefficient of friction between about 0.2 to about 1.2 and/or a kinetic coefficient of friction that is between about 0.1 to about 1.1 as measured against another surface having the same bottom surface as the stencil. Compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. If desired, the décor product may be substantially removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. If a user desires to remove the décor product, the décor product is formulated to be removed by a number of methods including, for example, vacuuming, wet extraction, chemical application, and the like.

Abstract: A reusable stencil apparatus and methods for making and using same are provided. In a general embodiment, a stencil apparatus includes a body having front and back sides and at least one design cutout formed in the body, a removable adhesive on the back side of the body, and a release coating on the front side of the body. The stencil apparatus does not require a backing layer to prevent the adhesive from sticking to a front side of the body when the stencil apparatus is rolled up. The stencil apparatus may be removably adhered to a surface and a transfer medium applied to the stencil apparatus and surface to leave an image of the design cutout on the surface when the stencil apparatus is removed from the surface.

Abstract: A stencil printing apparatus with a plate-making device has first control means for executing a special plate-making mode for performing a plate-making operation so that perforated holes to be formed in a film of a master by heating and driving with regard to odd bits corresponding to odd-numbered heat generators and even bits corresponding to even-numbered heat generators are formed in different lines running in the main scanning direction, and so that the perforated holes to be formed on the film by heating and driving with regard to the odd bits and the even bits adjacent to each other are not arranged adjacent to each other in the same line in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. If desired, the décor product may be substantially removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. If a user desires to remove the décor product, the décor product is formulated to be removed by a number of methods including, for example, vacuuming, wet extraction, chemical application, and the like. If the user desires to affix the décor product to the surface in a permanent or semi-permanent manner, the décor product may be affixed to the surface by applying energy thereto in the form of, for example, heat, pressure, emitted waves, an emitted electrical field, a magnetic field, and/or a chemical.

Abstract: A multiple-emulsion print screen enables designs with one or more printing materials in different patterns or heights to be created using one print screen and can also allow for printing on surfaces that are not flat. In one embodiment, the print screen comprises a mesh screen and two or more layers of emulsion. The emulsion layers have different thicknesses relative to the distance from the mesh screen. At least one of the emulsion layers resides within portions of the mesh screen and has substantially no thickness above the mesh screen. At least one other emulsion layer has a thickness over portions of the mesh screen.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. In one embodiment, a stencil is provided that has an embossed top layer and a low-slip bottom layer that has a static coefficient of friction between about 0.2 to about 1.2 and/or a kinetic coefficient of friction that is between about 0.1 to about 1.1 as measured against another surface having the same bottom surface as the stencil. Compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. If desired, the décor product may be substantially removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. If a user desires to remove the décor product, the décor product is formulated to be removed by a number of methods including, for example, vacuuming, wet extraction, chemical application, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for patterning substrates using elastomeric stencils having removable backings and methods of preparing the stencils.

Abstract: The method for making a screen printing mask, provided by this invention is a method for making a resin-formed screen printing mask having a resin layer on one main surface of a screen printing mask having openings, a resin layer having openings nearly in the same locations as those of said openings of the screen printing mask, and comprises the step of coating the one main surface of said screen printing mask with the resin layer by laminating, and the step of removing those parts of said resin layer which are positioned nearly in the same locations as those of the openings of said screen printing mask by self-alignment, to form the openings through the resin layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording medium which can form a high quality image in which curling, image blur, and mixing of colors occurring with image recording are prevented and separation of ink does not easily occur; a method of producing the recording medium; and an ink jet recording method allowing formation of a high quality image at low cost and high speed, including: a stencil (11), a first layer (12) containing a binder, and a second layer (13) containing kaolin and polyvinyl alcohol, the stencil (11), the first layer (12), and the second layer (13) being successively laminated, in which a Cobb water absorption degree during a contact time of 120 seconds by a water absorption test according to JIS P8140 on the surface of the first layer (12) formed on the stencil (11) is 2.0 g/m2 or less; and the water absorption during a contact time of 0.5 second by the Bristow method on the surface of the second layer (13) is from 2 mL/m2 to 8 mL/m2.

Abstract: A structure. The structure includes a layered configuration including a copper layer, a first layer, and a second layer. The first and second layers are disposed on opposite sides of the copper layer and are in direct mechanical contact with the copper layer. The first and second layers each include a same alloy of nickel and a metal consisting of cobalt, iron, copper, manganese, or molybdenum. A first region in the first layer extends completely through the first layer. A second region in the second layer extends completely through the second layer. A third region in the first layer extends completely through the first layer. The third region does not extend into any portion of the second layer. The first, second region, and third regions each include a photoresist or an opening such that photoresist or opening extends completely through the first, second, and first layer, respectively.

Abstract: In a coldset web offset printing process, a substrate, e.g. newsprint, is printed with the desired matter and is then coated on both sides essentially simultaneously with a clear varnish to a film weight no more than 2 gsm dry weight on each side.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pre-packaged kit and a method for creating unique multi-toned custom patterns or camouflage on a surface, and in particular the surfaces of a firearm. The multi-toned custom patterns or camouflage are created by separating or peeling off pre-cut stencil/templates from sheet or roll stock adhesive backed masking material and applying the stencil/templates to a surface. The surface is subsequently sprayed with coatings, finishers and sealants. Additional layers of stencil/templates are then added and sprayed with various colors or tones of coatings, finishers and sealants to complete the desired effect on the firearm surface.

Abstract: An identity document including a support; and a transparent protective film laminated on the support to seal personal information of the individual, wherein the protective film includes inscription of a first unique identification datum of the film among a plurality of films.

Abstract: A structure and associated methods of formation. The structure includes a layered configuration comprising a copper layer, a first layer, and a second layer. The copper layer consists essentially of copper. The first and second layers are disposed on opposite sides of the copper layer and are in direct mechanical contact with the copper layer. The first and second layers each consist essentially of a same alloy of nickel and cobalt having a weight percent concentration of cobalt in a range of 3% to 21%. A through hole in the layered configuration extends completely through the first layer, the copper layer, and the second layer, wherein a first opening in the layered configuration extends completely through the first layer and does not extend into any portion of the second layer.

Abstract: A process for the manufacturing of panels having a decorative surface whereby the decor of the panels is achieved by means of printing a plurality of different decor sections (1n) on a web (1). Each decor section (1n) being intended to constitute the decor of a panel. Each decor section (1n) having a beginning (1B) and an end (1E). At least the end (1E) of a first decor section (11) is made to match the beginning (1B) of a second decor section (12) so that when the first decor section (11) and the second decor section (12) is arranged in a row, the decor of the first decor section (11) will give the impression of continuing on the second decor section (12).

Abstract: A heat-sensitive stencil including a resin film on which a thin resin layer and a porous resin layer are formed in succession.

Abstract: When perforating a stencil material by a thermal head on the basis of image data, the smoothness of the stencil material is measured. The energy applied to the thermal head is increased as the smoothness of the stencil material becomes lower.

Abstract: The invention relates a source sheet for stencil printing comprising: a porous support material; a porous resin film formed on a surface of the porous support material; wherein, the porous support material has a maximum air permeability of 90 s/100 cc; and, the porous resin film has a maximum air permeability of 600 s/100 cc; preferably, the air permeability of the porous support material?the air permeability of the porous resin film. According to the source sheet and plate manufacturing method of the present invention, the plate for the stencil printing can be obtained which is superior in the pore block property and in which the thermal deformation of the source sheet during the plate manufacturing is suppressed.

Abstract: A stencil apparatus includes an elongated stencil support strip having at least one longitudinally extruding severance line, and at least one stencil support area between the severance line and the edge of the stencil support strip. Stencil elements with pressure sensitive adhesive on their lower surfaces are releasably mounted on the stencil support areas, arrangements are provided for permitting the removal of material underlying the stencil elements. The stencil apparatus may be formed of either one or two layers and have upper and lower support strips.

Abstract: A stencil is made by thermally forming perforations arranged in both a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction in a thermoplastic resin film of heat-sensitive stencil material by the use of a heat source which is heated through supply of energy. Supply of energy to the heat source is cut so that the quotient obtained by dividing a maximum diameter of a perforation at the time at which supply of energy to the heat source is cut by the energizing time is not smaller than 0.015 m/s and not larger than 0.23 m/s.

Abstract: A stencil is made by thermally forming perforations arranged in both a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction in a thermoplastic resin film of heat-sensitive stencil material by the use of a heat source which is heated through supply of energy. Supply of energy to the heat source is cut when a time interval not shorter than 50% and not longer than 100% of an estimated perforating time lapses from the time at which supply of energy to the heat source is started. The estimated perforating time is a time interval expected to be necessary for a perforation to be produced by the heat of the heat source and to be enlarged to a desired size as a final size as measured from the time at which supply of energy to the heat source is started.

Abstract: A stencil in sheet or roll form that is adapted for stenciling large surfaces such as walls or ceilings, particularly when those surfaces are of a delicate nature. The stencil is a laminar structure including an outer layer of a absorbent flexible material such as paper permanently adhered to a flexible barrier layer. On the side of the barrier layer opposite the outer layer is a pressure sensitive adhesive layer that is fixed to the barrier layer, yet temporarily and releasably adheres the stencil to the surface to be decorated. The pressure sensitive adhesive may be covered with a release liner that is easily removed to expose the adhesive for application of the stencil sheet to the surface, and that prior to being removed, permits the stencil sheets to be formed conveniently into a roll or stacked without adhering to itself or one another.

Abstract: When thermally perforating a thermoplastic resin film of heat-sensitive stencil material by the use of a thermal head, supply of energy to the thermal head is cut at a time the diameter of the perforations becomes not smaller than 65% and not larger than 95% of a target diameter of the perforations.

Abstract: A stencil is made by thermally forming perforations arranged in both a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction in a thermoplastic resin film of heat-sensitive stencil material by the use of a heat source which is heated through supply of energy. Supply of energy to the heat source is cut so that the quotient obtained by dividing a maximum diameter of a perforation at the time at which supply of energy to the heat source is cut by the energizing time is not smaller than 0.015 m/s and not larger than 0.23 m/s.

Abstract: A stencil is made by thermally forming perforations arranged in both a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction in a thermoplastic resin film of heat-sensitive stencil material by the use of a heat source which is heated through supply of energy. Supply of energy to the heat source is cut when a time interval not shorter than 50% and not longer than 100% of an estimated perforating time lapses from the time at which supply of energy to the heat source is started. The estimated perforating time is a time interval expected to be necessary for a perforation to be produced by the heat of the heat source and to be enlarged to a desired size as a final size as measured from the time at which supply of energy to the heat source is started.

Abstract: A method of producing a screen-printing stencil having open areas and blocked areas for respectively passage and blocking of a printing medium. The method includes providing a receptor element having an image-receiving layer capable of receiving a first chemical agent in areas corresponding to the blocked areas of the stencil to be produced. A first chemical agent is applied to the image-receiving layer of the receptor element in the corresponding areas. A second, stencil-forming chemical agent is then applied to a screen printing screen and the image-receiving layer fo the receptor element brought into contact with the stencil-forming agent to allow the first and second chemical agents to react to produce on the screen a stencil-forming layer having areas of lower solubility corresponding to the said blocked areas and areas of higher solubility in areas corresponding to the open stencil areas.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for perforating a heat sensitive stencil sheet having a heat shrinkable film, the film is selectively heated with a heating device to form independent dot perforations corresponding to an image, and the heating device is controlled to ensure that the perforations satisfy the following formula (1): p≧d+({square root over ( )}2)f  (1) where p denotes a scanning pitch in a main scanning direction or a sub scanning direction; d denotes an inner diameter of a perforation in the same direction as p; and f denotes a width of a rim of said perforation at a portion that is not merged with any rims of its adjacent perforations. Irregularity of perforation configuration is decreased, size of perforations is kept adequate, and the heating device does not have to be heated to a high temperature.

Abstract: An image display medium 1 includes a film body 2 having a number of microscopic film pieces 2a. The film body 2 is sandwiched between a supporting member 3 having receiving spaces 5 and a cover member 4. The image display medium 1 is brought into contact with a rotary drum 26 of an image generating apparatus. Corresponding to a perforated image in a stencil sheet 101 attached to the rotary drum 26, the respective microscopic film pieces 2a of the film body 2 are selectively absorbed to the cover member 4 or partitions 5a of the supporting member 3.

Abstract: A microporous stencil sheet for use in stencil printing and methods for making stencil master using this microporous stencil sheet are disclosed herein. The microporous stencil sheet is for use in stencil printing using a low-viscosity ink with a viscosity ranging from 0.001 to 1 Pa·s, comprises an inelastic resin film and has an air permeability ranging from 1 to 600 seconds and a thickness ranging from 1 to 100 &mgr;m. The methods for making stencil master using this microporous stencil sheet comprise the step of closing the micropores of the stencil sheet in a non-printing portion of a desired printed image.

Abstract: A thermosensitive stencil sheet including at least a thermoplastic resin film and an electromagnetic wave absorbing layer which includes an electromagnetic wave absorbing agent and a resin. The thermosensitive stencil sheet may also include a porous substrate and/or a protective layer. A thermal stencil printing method in which the thermosensitive stencil sheet is imagewise perforated with an electromagnetic wave to prepare a stencil plate and then the resultant stencil plate is subjected to a printing operation to form images is also provided. A multi-color thermal stencil printing method using the thermosensitive stencil sheet is also provided.

Abstract: A perforation pattern is provided with a stencil plate, which is decreased in perforation configuration irregularity and has an adequate size of perforations. The stencil plate is produced from a heat sensitive stencil sheet having a heat shrinkable film by selectively heating the film with a heating device to form independent dot perforations corresponding to an image in the film, and each of the perforations has a through hole and a rim surrounding the through hole and bulging on a heated side of the film, and the rim has a height that satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2): h≦4 (&mgr;m)  (1) h≦0.05{square root over ( )}(pxpy)(&mgr;m)  (2) where h denotes the height (&mgr;m) in reference to the surface of the film before heated, px and py respectively denote pitches (&mgr;m) in main and sub scanning directions of the heating device.

Abstract: A stamp member 11 includes a porous resin 101 and a film 103 adhered together by an acrylic adhesive 102. The film 103 is peeled from the porous resin 101 after stamp making operations have been completed for forming a stamp image on a stamp surface 71 of the porous resin 101. Therefore, the stamp surface 71 of the porous resin 101 is protected from fine dirt and dust. Also, because there is no need to proved a film between a stamp making device and the stamp member 11 at stamp making operations, stamp making operations are simplified.

Abstract: A stencil apparatus includes an elongated stencil support strip having at least one longitudinally extruding severance line, and at least one stencil support area between the severance line and the edge of the stencil support strip. Stencil elements with pressure sensitive adhesive on their lower surfaces are releasably mounted on the stencil support areas, and arrangements are provided for permitting the removal of material underlying the stencil elements. The stencil apparatus may be formed of either one or two layers and may have upper and lower support strips.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive stencil including a thermoplastic resin film on which a porous resin layer, a water soluble resin layer and a fibrous porous layer are formed in succession. A thin resin layer may be disposed between the thermoplastic resin film and the porous resin layer.

Abstract: The invention relates a source sheet for stencil printing comprising: a porous support material; a porous resin film formed on a surface of the porous support material;

Abstract: A printing sheet which prevents setoff while transferring a sufficient quantity of ink and maintains necessary dot uniformity can be obtained by ensuring characteristics that the centerline average roughness showing the larger value is 1.0-3.5 &mgr;m and the ratio of centerline average obtained by dividing the larger value by the smaller value is less than 1.15 where said values are chosen at the point where the difference between the centerline average roughness in a certain direction and the centerline average roughness at right angles to said direction is maximal. Further, the abovementioned quality is further improved by appropriately ensuring that the oil absorbability is more than 4 mg/cm2 and less than 7 mg/cm2 when the contact time between the oil component having a surface tension of 27-30 mN/m at 20° C. and the printing sheet is 5 seconds and/or that the median pore diameter is 1.7-3.5 &mgr;m, in addition to the abovementioned characteristics.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive stencil including a thermoplastic resin film on which a porous resin layer, a water soluble resin layer and a fibrous porous layer are formed in succession. A thin resin layer may be disposed between the thermoplastic resin film and the porous resin layer.

Abstract: A micro porous plastic sheet is stencil plate made by a method for stencil plate making of a stencil sheet for stencil printing under the following conditions: heat is provided to form a negative image with TPH at −30≦Tp−Tm≦300° C. (Tp is heating peak temperature and Tm is melting temperature (melting point) of the sheet) and in 10≦To×100/Ts≦80% (To is current-carrying time period and Ts is current-carrying cycle), micro pores are closed by the pressure for stencil plate making of 0.1≦P≦1.0 MPa, and the thermal shrinkage rate of the sheet measured by TMA is set to 1≦STm-30≦20% (STm-30 is a thermal shrinking rate of the sheet at a temperature 30° C. lower than the melting point TM).