Patent ID: 9333740
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B41F,B41N

Claim Text:
1. A flat screen material for use in screen printing, comprising: a multiplicity of strands forming a woven screen structure, said strands being arranged at angles relative to one another and crossing one another at crossing points, said strands forming undercuts at said crossing points; said strands forming a screen structure with openings and said strands having surfaces with an electroplated covering of substantially constant thickness made of a metal, said covering having been deposited onto said strands in an electroplating process; a filling disposed at said crossing points of said strands in said undercuts in addition to said covering, said filling being an electroplated filling of the metal applied in the electroplating process and being formed substantially without sharp edges and chamfers at a surface thereof; a curve of a surface of the screen material, as viewed in a section plane perpendicular to the screen material and through one of said strands, describes a smooth curve, said curve of the surface of the screen material between two said crossing points having two turning points, and said turning points delimiting said filling.