EP1905517A1 - Kit pour fournir une image d'un substrat - Google Patents
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- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44D—PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
- B44D2/00—Special techniques in artistic painting or drawing, e.g. oil painting, water painting, pastel painting, relief painting
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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- B05D3/06—Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
- B05D3/061—Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation using U.V.
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- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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- This invention relates generally to a kit for producing optically variable images and in one aspect, more particularly to a kit that includes a special effect pigment having particles that are magnetically alignable, a magnet for aligning the particles and a scribing tool for personalizing an image.
- United States Patent 5,435,240 in the name of Fromm describes an educational device in the form of a children's pad printing kit includes a smooth, preferably transparent, transfer sheet upon which images may be drawn or traced, one or more water based felt tip ink pens, and a deformable rubber-like transfer pad which is capable of lifting off an image from the surface of the transfer sheet when the rubber-like transfer pad is placed into contact with the ink image on the surface.
- United States Patent 5,902,111 issued May 11, 1999 in the name of Lindsey discloses a part printing kit for use at childrens' parties or other special occasions.
- the kit includes a T-shirt or similar article of clothing with pre-printed indicia, indicating the nature of the occasion or displaying a company's logo or other identifying phrases.
- the pre-printed indicia may also include directions for using the kit as described following.
- the kit includes a variety of fabric paints, a backing material to prevent the paints from bleeding through the fabric, brushes, markers and the like suitable for use on fabrics, and instructions. The purpose of the kit is to allow the participants at the special occasion to decorate the shirt with their handprints.
- optically variable pigments for use in inks and paints have become nearly ubiquitous being used on currencies, labels and other devices requiring built-in security features that are difficult to copy with digital copiers.
- these pigments have required expensive industrial equipment for their application in coating substrates and the like.
- Optically variable pigment having a color change with change in viewing angle has been described in numerous patents in the name of Roger Phillips of Flex Products Inc. and JDS Uniphase Corp, for example U.S. patent 4,838,648 5,059,245 5,171,363 5,383,995 5,569,535 6,114,018 .
- diffractive pigments are used as security coatings in various applications requiring anti-counterfeiting features.
- US Patent 6,841,238 in the name of Argoitia et al. discloses chromatic diffractive pigments also useful in this invention. Groove orientable diffractive pigment flakes are also known. Another form of flake that is less expensive to produce and that is applicable to this invention is a reflecting flake. Reflecting flakes are disclosed by Phillips et al. in US patent 6,387,498 . These aforementioned pigments have been used to coat automobiles, clothing, children's toys currencies and other highly valuable documents. As of late, several patent applications have been filed that relate to magnetic alignment of these pigments to produce desired optical effects; however, what has been missing is an inexpensive kit that would allow children and adults alike to use these special effect pigments to design their own graphics or personalized graphics.
- kits for printing as defined in claim 1 and a kit for providing an image on a substrate as defined in claim 18 or 22 and a method of printing as defined in claim 19.
- the dependent claims define preferred and advantageous embodiments of the invention.
- a kit for printing comprising a printing ink including a carrier vehicle and field alignable flakes;
- kit for printing comprising:
- a kit for providing an image on a substrate includes:
- a kit for providing an image on a substrate includes:
- a method of printing an image comprising the steps of:
- a method of printing an image comprising the steps of:
- This invention describes a kit and methods of using the kit to produce optically variable image devices (OVIDs).
- OVIDs optically variable image devices
- the resulting image is preferably an image having personalized graphics thereon.
- the ink or paint used to create the image has flakes therein that can be aligned by way of applying the flakes with a squeegee or applicator or stamp, or can be aligned by exposing the flakes in a magnetic or electric field.
- magnetically alignable flakes are used, and a magnet is provided to align the flakes in the magnetic field.
- the flakes may be colored, reflective, optically variable, and/or diffractive.
- images are formed by selectively moving at least partially aligned flakes with a scribing tool to create paths or channels within a fluid, uncured, coated inked or painted surface wherein the paths or channels where flakes have been moved or removed define images, signatures or logos that can be preserved after the coating has cured.
- the scribing tool mentioned hereafter preferably has a pointed end or chiseled end, yet is not so sharp as to score or cut the substrate.
- the scribing tool preferably has an end that will allow the ink or paint to be pushed aside, while leaving some ink or paint in the path.
- a scribing tool could also be provided that has an end or edge that is sufficiently chiseled as a scarping tool to remove essentially all of the ink or paint in the path, where it is desired to do so.
- the end may also be a roller ball or similar structure so as to create an effect of a ball point pen signature.
- step (1) magnetic color-shifting ink (MCSI) is applied with an applicator to a stamp pad shown in (2).
- MCSI magnetic color-shifting ink
- step (3) a stamp is inked with the ink and is then applied to a substrate thereby coating a portion of the substrate.
- an inked roller could be used, or any means suitable for applying ink or paint substantially evenly to a substrate.
- ink can be applied through a silk screen or any suitable stencil so as to cover desired regions of the substrate.
- the substrate is held over a magnet so that the magnetic field propagates through the inked substrate thereby aligning the flakes subjected to the magnetic field.
- the magnetically aligned flakes are shown in step (5) and the image appears dark as most of the flakes are substantially upstanding as most of the field lines in 4 are orthogonal, substantially orthogonal, or at least somewhat upstanding on their edges to the plane of the substrate.
- a personalized stamp or a sharp object is used to push down upstanding flakes in a pattern forming a signature.
- any number of patterns or any form of graphic can be realized.
- any form can be created by the sharp object and any personalized indicia can be scribed into the aligned flakes thereby changing their alignment or simply removing flakes along a path.
- a stamp rearranges the flakes in its path as its form of a signature is stamped upon the upstanding flakes.
- step (7) when the scribe is used, flakes are actually sequentially moved from an aligned position to a different position as the scribing tool pushes the flakes down flat or moves the flakes out of its path. Therefore the region showing a scribed signature may have flattened pressed down flakes or may be substantially absent of flakes as the flakes are pushed aside by the scribing tool.
- step (8) shows the signed or stamped signature in the magnetically oriented ink.
- the ink or paint can be any ink or paint having magnetically orientable flakes, for example flakes of the composition absorber/dielectric/magnetically alignable layer/reflector/dielectric absorber can be used to magnetically alignable magenta to green color shifting pigment.
- a flake of the composition dielectric/reflector/magnetically alignable layer/reflector/ dielectric on an embossed substrate can provide a magnetically alignable reflective diffractive non color shifting pigment.
- any combination of flat, diffractive color shifting or non-color shifting flake with or without the addition of a dye in the ink vehicle can be utilized in accordance with this invention.
- the image is created it is preferably passed to a curing station shown in step (9) wherein an ultra-violet (UV) or heat source is used to cure the ink so that the image remains fixed and can be handled.
- step (10) the image is then affixed to a document for providing security to that document or personalizing of the document to which it is attached.
- the document bearing the signature When optically variable flakes are used, the document bearing the signature will change color as the document is tilted. Both the background flakes and flakes in and about the signature will change color however contrast is seen so that the signature is visible.
- the scribing tool When the scribing tool is used, and flakes within the path of the tool are moved aside, a trough with ridges is formed and the resulting image, graphic or signature has raised and lower portions that can be discerned by touch, resulting in visual and tactile effects.
- steps (1) through (9) pictorially illustrate the process of forming an image in accordance with an embodiment of this invention.
- Steps (1) through (3) are the same as in Fig. 1, however the ink or paint need not be formed of magnetically alignable pigment.
- Any special effect flakes can be used including optically variable flakes, diffractive flakes or reflective flakes. What is required is that the flakes provide a visual difference with a change in viewing angle. After the substrate is stamped, with the special effect coating, the flakes like substantially flat to the substrate, as they have been pressed down with the flat stamp in step (3).
- a signature stamp or scribing tool respectively is used to create a signature within the flat lying flakes shown in step (7).
- the image is then fixed at a curing station in step (8) where the heat or UV is applied, depending upon the ink or paint vehicle.
- the image is affixed to a document as is shown in step (9). If optically variable flakes are used, tilting the document will show a change of color with tilt angle. If reflecting flakes were used, having no color shift, tilting the document will show a change in brightness.
- a permanent magnet is used in step (4) to align the magnetically alignable flakes.
- an electro-magnet can be used to achieve a similar result.
- Rubber "fridge" magnets are also ideal for realizing a field that will allow the flakes to either stand up on edge or alternatively lie flat, depending on the orientation of the magnetic material.
- means for generating an electric field can be provided and dielectric or semiconductor flakes such as dielectric diffractive or flat flakes including alternating layers of high index and low index dielectric materials can be provided as described in United States patent 6,815,065 and United States patent application publication number 2005/0132929 . These flakes can be a capitad in an electric field.
- Other special effect pigments such as pearlescent mica based pigments alignable in an electrical field can also be used.
- a device for aligning e-field alignable pigment, which is used in place of the magnetic alignment step in Figs. 1 and 2.
- a substrate 30 is shown having an electrically conductive layer 31 deposited thereon.
- the layer 31 is electrically coupled to the ground terminal of a DC or AC voltage source.
- a layer 32 of e-field alignable pigment flakes in a curable carrier is applied within between the conductive layer and an upper electrode 33 upon the conductive layer.
- the conductive layer serves as a ground electrode.
- the kit in accordance with this invention preferably includes ink or paint, or an ink or paint vehicle, and a supply of pigment flakes that can selectively added to the ink in a plurality of concentrations.
- a typical concentration of flakes within the binder or carrier is approximately 10% by weight of pigment and 90% of carrier vehicle. If the concentration is too dilute, the effect will be negligible.
- the kit also preferably includes an applicator in the form of a flat stamp or squeegee to spread the flakes upon a substrate. The provision of a magnet and scribing tool is also required in a preferred embodiment.
- the substrate upon which the image may be formed can be paper, plastic, metal, and a variety of other support materials.
- the ink or paint can even be applied to one's nails, or a sheet of glass.
- a surprising effect of this invention is that the ink or paint about where the scribing tool has scribed has a rolling bar effect if looked at closely. Although bar is very thin, the effect is striking.
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US11/535,618 US20090004406A9 (en) | 2005-03-11 | 2006-09-27 | Kit For Providing An Image On A Substrate |
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CN (1) | CN101152808A (fr) |
AU (1) | AU2007216632A1 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2599921A1 (fr) |
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US4838648A (en) | 1988-05-03 | 1989-06-13 | Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. | Thin film structure having magnetic and color shifting properties |
US5059245A (en) | 1979-12-28 | 1991-10-22 | Flex Products, Inc. | Ink incorporating optically variable thin film flakes |
US5171363A (en) | 1979-12-28 | 1992-12-15 | Flex Products, Inc. | Optically variable printing ink |
US5383995A (en) | 1979-12-28 | 1995-01-24 | Flex Products, Inc. | Method of making optical thin flakes and inks incorporating the same |
US5435240A (en) | 1992-04-23 | 1995-07-25 | Fromm; Wayne G. | Children's pad printing kit |
US5569535A (en) | 1979-12-28 | 1996-10-29 | Flex Products, Inc. | High chroma multilayer interference platelets |
US5902111A (en) | 1997-10-15 | 1999-05-11 | Lindsey; Eleanor | Party printing kit |
US6114018A (en) | 1995-06-06 | 2000-09-05 | Flex Products, Inc. | Paired optically variable article with paired optical structures and ink, paint and foil incorporating the same and method |
EP1700640A1 (fr) * | 2005-03-11 | 2006-09-13 | JDS Uniphase Corporation | Dispositif munie d'une image gravée optiqement variable |
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- 2007-08-31 CA CA 2599921 patent/CA2599921A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 2007-09-05 AU AU2007216632A patent/AU2007216632A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2007-09-17 EP EP07018184A patent/EP1905517A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2007-09-27 CN CNA2007101520323A patent/CN101152808A/zh active Pending
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US5059245A (en) | 1979-12-28 | 1991-10-22 | Flex Products, Inc. | Ink incorporating optically variable thin film flakes |
US5171363A (en) | 1979-12-28 | 1992-12-15 | Flex Products, Inc. | Optically variable printing ink |
US5383995A (en) | 1979-12-28 | 1995-01-24 | Flex Products, Inc. | Method of making optical thin flakes and inks incorporating the same |
US5569535A (en) | 1979-12-28 | 1996-10-29 | Flex Products, Inc. | High chroma multilayer interference platelets |
US4838648A (en) | 1988-05-03 | 1989-06-13 | Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. | Thin film structure having magnetic and color shifting properties |
US5435240A (en) | 1992-04-23 | 1995-07-25 | Fromm; Wayne G. | Children's pad printing kit |
US6114018A (en) | 1995-06-06 | 2000-09-05 | Flex Products, Inc. | Paired optically variable article with paired optical structures and ink, paint and foil incorporating the same and method |
US5902111A (en) | 1997-10-15 | 1999-05-11 | Lindsey; Eleanor | Party printing kit |
EP1700640A1 (fr) * | 2005-03-11 | 2006-09-13 | JDS Uniphase Corporation | Dispositif munie d'une image gravée optiqement variable |
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AT518988A4 (de) * | 2016-09-30 | 2018-03-15 | Trodat Gmbh | Verfahren zum Erzeugen eines Stempelabdrucks mit UV-aushärtbarer Farbe mit |
AT518988B1 (de) * | 2016-09-30 | 2018-03-15 | Trodat Gmbh | Verfahren zum Erzeugen eines Stempelabdrucks mit UV-aushärtbarer Farbe mit |
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