Patent ID: 6348519
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: C09D

Abstract:
A method of stencil printing, comprising:A) forming pores on a thermal stencil sheet using a thermal head or a laser beam having a heating function; B) setting said sheet in a dram of a stencil duplicator; C) passing an emulsion ink through said pores of said sheet; D) transferring said emulsion ink passed through said pores onto a print material; and E) irradiating said transferred emulsion ink with ultraviolet rays; wherein the emulsion ink is in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion, comprising: a) an organic phase comprising at least one oil component, b) an aqueous phase dispersed in the organic phase, c) at least one aqueous ultraviolet curable compound, d) an emulsifier, and e) at least one pigment; and said aqueous phase being made of gel.