Patent ID: 8365663

Claim:
A method of forming ink patterns, the method comprising: providing a first printing member comprising first concave portions which are formed by engraving patterns larger than final ink patterns that are to be printed on a member, on the first printing member; filling the first concave portions of the first printing member with ink; transferring the ink filling the first concave portions of the first printing member onto a blanket cylinder to form intermediate ink patterns; providing a second printing member comprising second concave portions formed by engraving patterns equal in size to the final ink patterns that are to be printed on the member, on the second printing member; closely attaching the blanket cylinder having the intermediate ink patterns to the second printing member to remove ink on portions of the blanket cylinder that contact convex portions of the second printing member, from the blanket cylinder; and printing ink, which remains on the blanket cylinder, on the member to form the final ink patterns.