Patent ID: 9731329
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B08B,B41M

Claim:
1. A method of removing ink from a film, comprising: unrolling the film from a first roll of film; rolling the film over a roller; exposing a first side of the film to a cleaning composition, the first side of the film printed with ink; passing the first side of the film and the cleaning composition adjacent a first member comprising microfiber cloth having a plurality of parallel channels between adjacent rows of fibers to spread the cleaning composition over a width of the first side of the film, wherein each channel of the parallel channels extends in a direction parallel to a direction of travel of the film; translating the cleaning composition on the first side of the film from the first member comprising cloth to at least one additional member comprising cloth; passing the first side of the film and the cleaning composition adjacent the at least one additional member comprising cloth to excise the ink from the film; and separating the cleaning composition and the excised ink from the first side of the film after passing the first side of the film and the cleaning composition adjacent the at least one additional member comprising cloth.