Improvements in Printing.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 24th May, 1895
Improvements in Printing.
I JULES HIPPOLYTE CORTHÉSY of 3, Montague Place, Richmond Hill, in
the County of Surrey, Private Secretary, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My present invention has for its object to produce a print from ordinary type or
blocks, in all colours, to imitate type-writing, with the use of liquid inks and
colours, and by means of general printing machines, steam or otherwise.
In carrying out the invention I cover, all round, with cloth or any similar
material, the rollers which are to transmit the liquid inks or colours to the formes
or type or blocks. This cloth is, in fact, the liquid inks or colours carrier.
Moreover 1 fix, over the formes or type or blocks, a material made of cotton,
silk or any suitable substance, which is the receiver of liquid inks or colours
carried by the cloth which covers the rollers. The impression is then effected by
the formes or type or blocks pressing upon the cotton or silk material with which
they are covered; this material, under the pressure, coming into contact with the
paper to be printed upon.
Dated this 21st day of August 1894.
Improvements in Printing.
I JULES HIPPOLYTE CORTHESY of 3 Montague Place, Richmond Hill,
Surrey, Private Secretary, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
My present invention has for its object to produce a print or impression from
ordinary type or blocks in all colors to imitate type-writing with the use of liquid
inks or other inks or colors and by means of general printing machines or presses
(steam or otherwise).
In carrying out the invention I cover, all round, with cloth or any similar
material (textile, felt, spongeous or the like) the rollers which are used to transmit
the ink or colors to the forms of type, stereotype or blocks. This covering is in
fact the liquid or other inks or colors carrier and distributor. The body of the
rollers may be formed of any material specially prepared or be similar to ordinary
printer's rollers but with covering as aforesaid.
Moreover I lay upon and fix over the raised surface of type or blocks a
material made of cotton, silk or any suitable substance, which is to be the receiver
of the ink or color from the aforementioned cloth or other covering of the
distributor roller or rollers.
The prints or impressions are then effected or given off upon the sheets to be
printed upon, by the forms, blocks or type pressing upon the cotton
or Bilk
material with which such raised printing surfaces are covered and this ink or

page_text: color receiving material will, under the pressure of the printing machine or press,
and being in contact with the paper or surface to be printed upon, give off a
printed impression; but, the effect of the texture of the interposed material will
be to give an appearance to the print of a slight blur such as is characteristic of
autographie from a typer-writer machine.
It will be readily understood that the interpositionary fabric or material which
is to give off the ink or color in or under the action of the press, may be a sheet
which would be held stretched in a frame and would receive ink or color from a
distributor roller or medium substantially such as before described. Such sheet
and frame may be applied as an adjunct to a printing press and would be held or
supported in jointed arms, somewhat similarly to a tympan sheet or the like;
although, I only give this as directionary and in case it may in some instances be
required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
The improvements in printing characterised by the interposition of a textile
sheet or material covering the type surface, said material receiving and giving off
the ink or color at each impression and acting as an agent between the type and
the surface printed on as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Daicu 11th Apr 1999.
J. H. CORTHÉSY,
Per Walter A. Barlow,
7, John Street, Bedford Row, W.C.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Expert.