Patent ID: 7337722
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: B41F,B41M

Abstract:
1. A method for printing objects comprising a) providing printing ink on a carrier which consists of a flexible, mainly flat material layer, b) transferring the printing ink to an object to be printed by bringing the carrier and the object into contact with one another, and c) taking an additional measure to promote the reproducibility during printing, the additional measure comprising curing a liquid substance to obtain the flexible material layer such that during the curing an attachment to a holder is provided for; wherein the carrier is formed and fixed to the holder by (i) positioning the holder at a short distance above a mainly horizontal base, which base adheres little or not at all to the material out of which the carrier is formed, (ii) casting the liquid substance on the base such that the holder and the liquid substance make contact, (iii) curing the liquid substance and fixing it to the holder by making contact with it, and (iv) removing the carrier formed by curing the liquid substance, together with the holder, from the base.