Patent ID: 6764577
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: B41M,B44F

Abstract:
A paper product printed with at least one masking pattern so that the masking pattern at least partially obscures objects appearing behind the product, said paper product being at least partially translucent prior to printing with the masking pattern, said paper product having at least one pattern printed with at least one ink the color of which when printed on said paper product is within a color range for L, a and b of the HunterLab Color Scale, calculated in accordance with the following formulas:Link=Ltissue+C1(Lhandâˆ’Ltissue) aink=atissue+C2(ahandâˆ’atissue) bink=btissue+C3(bhandâˆ’btissue) wherein Ltissue and Lhand are meter measurements of at least one paper product sample and at least one hand reading respectively; wherein atissue and ahand are meter measurements of at least one paper product sample and at least one hand reading respectively; wherein btissue and bhand are meter measurements of at least one paper product sample and at least one hand reading respectively; and wherein C1 is in the range from about âˆ’0.5 to about 1, and C2 and C3 each is in the range from 0 and about 1.