Patent ID: 8943968
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a thin film pattern on a substrate, the method comprising: an application act of applying an ink to a flexible layer of a flat blanket, the flat blanket comprising the flexible layer and a rigid base; a first transfer act of bringing the flat blanket and a letterpress into contact by a pressure compression while the flat blanket and the letterpress being disposed opposite each other, to transfer a portion of the ink on the flat blanket to the letterpress, wherein the flat blanket is pushed toward the letterpress by compressed air from a back side of the flat blanket, wherein the compressed air is supplied from a source provided by a stage that is fixed laterally relative to the letterpress, the flat blanket being fixed to the stage at opposing locations with the source positioned between the opposing locations; a separation act after the first transfer act, wherein, the flat blanket and the letterpress are separated by a vacuum evacuation of a space where the compressed air was supplied; a second transfer act of bringing the flat blanket and the substrate into contact by pressure compression while the flat blanket and the substrate being disposed opposite each other, to transfer the ink remaining on the flat blanket to the substrate.