Patent ID: 6472028
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B05D,B41F,B41M,B41P

Abstract:
A method of making a high gloss printed substrate from a printing process by the direct transfer of a liquid coating composition from a coating face surface of a blanket or coating cylinder in a printing press to an inked or uninked substrate surface comprising the steps of:1). applying said coating composition onto said coating face surface wherein said coating face surface is a low energy, smooth, non-adherent surface of said blanket or said coating cylinder in said printing press in an amount effective to coat said substrate surface which comes into contact with said coating face surface, said coating composition being sufficiently wettable to spread over said coating face surface; and 2). transferring said coating composition from said coating face surface onto said substrate surface at a nip between said blanket or coating cylinder and an impression cylinder, said coating being deposited onto said substrate surface under an amount of pressure and temperature and for a period of time effective to produce a substantially tack-free coating, said coating conforming substantially to said coating face surface, and being completely transferred from said coating face surface to said substrate to produce a coating film on said substrate, said coating film adhering to said substrate and exhibiting a high gloss finish of at least about 50Â° reflection on its surface, said substrate surface being in contact with said coating face surface only at said nip.