WO2018148027A1 - Méthode et système d'impression couleur variable - Google Patents

Méthode et système d'impression couleur variable Download PDF

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WO2018148027A1
WO2018148027A1 PCT/US2018/015259 US2018015259W WO2018148027A1 WO 2018148027 A1 WO2018148027 A1 WO 2018148027A1 US 2018015259 W US2018015259 W US 2018015259W WO 2018148027 A1 WO2018148027 A1 WO 2018148027A1
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John V. Guzzo
Daniel F. Peters
Ricky L. Helton
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/36—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used using a polymeric layer, which may be particulate and which is deformed or structurally changed with modification of its' properties, e.g. of its' optical hydrophobic-hydrophilic, solubility or permeability properties
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/124—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein using pressure to make a masked colour visible, e.g. to make a coloured support visible, to create an opaque or transparent pattern, or to form colour by uniting colour-forming components

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  • the present invention improves upon the printing substrates and methods described in U.S. Patent No. 8,054,323 by the same inventors. Specifically, the present invention provides a reveal substrate having the top substrate layer made from the opaque polymer as described in the '323 Patent, and a bottom substrate layer having one or more colored areas, each of which comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of single -colored color blocks, which are arranged to have a repeating color pattern. The present invention also provides for a print substrate comprising or consisting of a substrate layer having one or more colored areas, each of which comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of single-colored color blocks, which are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • Heat-sensitive material is common in the field of adhesive -backed heat-sensitive labels and other thermally sensitive paper stock used in printers and facsimile equipment.
  • the labels are useful in packaging goods which, in transit, storage, or display, may be exposed to diverse solvents, and may be used on meat, produce, or articles of manufacture commonly exposed to water or other solvents.
  • a bar code and/or alphanumeric information may be formed on such labels at the point of sale by imaging the label with a thermal print head.
  • thermal printing typically employs a substrate which is coated with a multitude of microcapsules or other separate heat sensitive material which renders a color upon being heated.
  • microcapsules are heat sensitive in that the microcapsule is opened to reveal the color composition contained therein by way of heat application.
  • Such media of the type currently used are often exposed to unwanted ultraviolet rays, water, fats, oils, and other solvents which can have an adverse effect on the thermal image, increase background discoloration, and in some cases, destroy the machine readability of the imprinted image, such as bar codes.
  • this type of substrate is typically used in the thermal fax paper or thermal receipt paper dispensed from store registers or gas stations, for example. This type of paper provides an economical solution for such applications where a roll of thermal printable substrate is desired.
  • U.S. Patent No. 8,054,323 the inventors of the present invention describe improved substrates and methods of using the same, which reduce costs and address the problem associated with the conventional technology, such as sensitivity to ultraviolet light.
  • the reveal substrate according to the '323 Patent has an opaque polymer sensitive to application of one of heat and pressure which upon one of being heated to a predetermined temperature or subjected to a predetermined pressure causes the opaque polymer to become transparent, and a color material disposed in relation to the substrate in a manner to be obscured by the opaque polymer prior to one of the application of the predetermined heat or the predetermined pressure and is revealed subsequent thereto.
  • the disclosure of U.S. Patent No. 8,054,323 in its entirety is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.
  • the substrate and associated method of the present invention improve upon that described in the '323 Patent.
  • the present invention provides a reveal substrate having the top substrate layer made from the opaque polymer as described in the '323 Patent, and a bottom substrate layer having one or more colored areas, each of which comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of single- colored color blocks, which are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • a conventional printing method comprising applying black and/or different colored ink medium directly onto a substrate, e.g., white paper.
  • Printers employing this method include Inkjet printers which use liquid ink sprayed through microscopic nozzles onto the substrate, and laser printers which use a toner cartridge (filled with fine powder) and a heated fuser.
  • Different colored inks and cartridges are required for these conventional printers to print in color.
  • using numerous different colored inks and cartridges can be expensive.
  • the present invention also provides for a print substrate which can be used to print in color using only one ink color.
  • Said inventive print substrate comprises or consists of a substrate layer having one or more colored areas, each of which comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of single -colored color blocks, which are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • the printer applies an ink of a color which conceals a portion of the substrate layer and leaves visible a second portion thereof, thereby creating an overall image to be perceived by the user.
  • a reveal substrate comprising: a) a top substrate layer comprising an opaque polymer sensitive to application of heat or pressure, said opaque polymer becoming transparent upon being heated to a predetermined temperature or subjected to a predetermined pressure, and b) a bottom substrate layer having one or more colored areas on a top surface thereof, said bottom substrate layer being disposed in a manner such that said one or more colored areas are obscured by the opaque polymer prior to being heated to the predetermined temperature or subjected to the predetermined pressure, and are revealed subsequent thereto, wherein: each of the one or more colored areas comprises at least two different colors, and each of the one or more colored areas comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of color blocks, each one of the plurality of color blocks having only one of the at least two different colors, and the plurality of color blocks are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • a method of using the same is also disclosed.
  • a print substrate free of the top substrate layer as described herein can be used to print in color using only one ink color.
  • Said inventive print substrate comprises or consists of a substrate layer having one or more colored areas, each of which comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of single -colored color blocks, which are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • the printer applies an ink of a color which conceals a portion of the substrate layer and leaves visible a second portion thereof, thereby creating an overall image to be perceived by the user.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a reveal substrate in accordance with the teaching of U.S. Patent No. 8,054,323.
  • Figure 2 shows colors of the subtractive CMYK color model.
  • Figure 3A shows a perspective view of a reveal substrate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3B shows a perspective view of the bottom substrate layer of a reveal substrate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3B also represents a print substrate according to another embodiment of the present invention, which print substrate is free of the top substrate layer as described herein, and comprises or consists of a substrate layer having one or more colored areas, each of which comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of single -colored color blocks, which are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • Figures 4A and 4B show examples of two-dimensional matrix formed by the plurality of color blocks in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4A shows a grid having lined-up borders formed by the plurality of color blocks, having a single print unit per color block.
  • Figure 4B shows a grid having a running bond pattern formed by the plurality of color blocks, having two print units per color block.
  • Each capitalized letter "C”, “M”, ' ⁇ ", "K” shown in Figures 4A and 4B represents a single print unit of the colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black) in the CMYK color model.
  • Figure 5A shows a further example of a two-dimensional matrix formed by the plurality of color blocks in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the plurality of color blocks overlap, forming overlapped areas.
  • Each capitalized letter “C”, “M”, “Y”, “K” shown in Figure 5A represents a single print unit of the colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black) in the CMYK color model.
  • Figure 5B shows yet a further example of a two-dimensional matrix formed by the plurality of color blocks in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • print units are configured such that they either overlap with one or more adjacent print units, or share portions of their border with one or more adjacent print units.
  • two or four print units within a single color block can combine to appear as a single colored area approximately two or four times the size of the individual print unit.
  • FIG. 6 shows a close-up view of adjacent print units and their area of overlap.
  • Each capitalized letter “C”, “M”, ' ⁇ ", “K” represents a single print unit of the colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black) in the CMYK color model.
  • the capitalized letters B, G and R represent, respectively, Blue, Green and Red.
  • the present invention relates to instruments and methods used in the field of printing. More particularly, the present invention is directed to new print substrates and methods of using the same.
  • a "two-dimensional matrix” refers to any two-dimensional, and preferably repeating, pattern formed from a plurality of two-dimensional spaces, and can take the form of e.g., a conventional grid, a grid having a running bond pattern (where borders of the blocks forming the grid are off-set), a circular or rectangular grid.
  • the two-dimensional spaces are preferably of uniform shape and/or size.
  • the pattern can additionally include screen angles for, in particular, creating halftone images.
  • a "color block” as used herein is not limited to any specific shape, but can be any two dimensional shape, e.g., a square, rectangle circle or amorphous.
  • a range of about 100-150 mm refers to all measurements within the range of ⁇ 10% of 100 mm and 150 mm, including 100 mm and 150 mm.
  • substantially in reference to an area, e.g., surface area, means 90% or more of said area.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a reveal substrate in accordance with the teachings of U.S. Patent No. 8,054,323.
  • the '323 Patent provides a thermal or pressure reveal substrate (10) which includes a thermally and/or pressure sensitive substrate (12) having an opacifying material (11) which upon being heated to a certain temperature or subjected to certain pressure becomes transparent to reveal color material (14) underneath. When viewed from a second side surface (16) prior to any thermal or pressure application, the color material (14) is not viewable.
  • the opacifying material (11) is rendered non-opaque and the region (13) to which such print head (20) is applied becomes transparent, thus revealing the color material (14) underneath.
  • the thermally and/or pressure sensitive substrate (12) can include another coating (19) such as varnish as a protective element (over print lacquer) to protect the color material ( 1 1).
  • an adhesive material ( 18) can be applied.
  • the substrate and associated methods described herein improve upon that described in the '323 Patent by providing an improved and more versatile color material ( 14) layer, which can provide an infinite combination of colors and shading to form full-color or gray-scale images.
  • a reveal substrate according to the present invention has a top substrate layer made from the opaque polymer as described in the '323 Patent, and a bottom substrate layer having one or more different colored areas.
  • the bottom substrate layer comprises at least 2 different colors, preferably at least 3, 4 or more different colors.
  • the different colored areas each comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of color blocks, each one of the plurality of color blocks having only one color, and the plurality of color blocks are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • the colors of the color blocks are preferably colors of known color models including, e.g., the CMYK color model.
  • a thermal print head can be programmed to heat only a selected section of the top substrate layer which corresponds in position to selected color blocks or portions thereof, causing only the desired colors at the desired locations to be revealed.
  • a multitude of colors can be formed by using the basic colors of the CMYK model.
  • the print head can be programmed to reveal an overall image that is not limited to a single block color, but rather can be a picture or a graphic, having a range of colors, color intensities and designs formed by the careful selection of the combination of the CMYK colors.
  • the substrate of the present invention allows dithering technique to be applied to thermal printing.
  • the color blocks and/or print units within said color blocks should be sufficiently small in size such that a human being viewing the substrate from a distance will more readily perceive an overall imaged formed, rather than the individual selected color blocks (or portions thereof).
  • the color block is the same size, or substantially the same size, as the smallest dot (print unit) that can be printed by a print head.
  • the color block can be about 2 times, 3 times, 4 times or more, of the size of said smallest dot. The size of the smallest dot that can be fired by a print head depends on the quality of the printer.
  • the substrates of the present invention provide for greater range of customization and graphic capabilities, as compared to that described in the '323 Patent.
  • the substrates of the present invention allows for thermal printing of halftone images, which was not possible on prior art substrates.
  • the substrates of the present invention allow for thermal printing of images having embedded security features, such as including in the overall image one or a series of hidden color code or signature, similar to security features presently used in digital or laser printing.
  • a print substrate comprising or consisting of a substrate layer similar to or same as the bottom substrate layer as described above, but instead is presented without the top substrate layer comprising the opaque polymer as described hereinabove.
  • a print head does not apply heat or pressure, but rather prints with an opaque ink medium having a color to conceal portions of the print substrate.
  • the color matches or is similar to the base color of the opaque substrate .
  • the color of the ink medium is white to ensure that there is no color mixing with other colors present on the top surface of the substrate layer.
  • a print head can be programmed to print on only a first selected section of the substrate layer which corresponds in position to selected color blocks or portions thereof, causing only the target colors at the target locations to be concealed, leaving visible only a desired second selected section of the substrate layer which form an overall image that is also not limited to a single block color, but rather can be a picture or a graphic, having a range of colors, color intensities and designs formed by the careful selection of the combination of the CMYK colors.
  • the print substrate can provide for the same range of customization and graphic capabilities as that of the reveal substrate described herein.
  • Printing using said print substrate is in principle inverse of that of the reveal substrate, because it is printed by concealing previously visible colors on a substrate layer, while the reveal substrate is printed by revealing previously concealed colors on a substrate layer. Therefore, the inventive substrate can be considered a "conceal substrate”.
  • One embodiment of the present invention provides a reveal substrate (100) comprising: a) a top substrate layer (101) comprising an opaque polymer sensitive to application of heat or pressure, said opaque polymer becoming transparent upon being heated to a predetermined temperature or subjected to a predetermined pressure, and b) a bottom substrate layer (102) having one or more colored areas (103) on a top surface thereof (104), said bottom substrate layer (102) being disposed in a manner such that said one or more colored areas (103) are obscured by the opaque polymer in the top substrate layer (101) prior to being heated to the predetermined temperature or subjected to the predetermined pressure, and are revealed subsequent thereto, wherein: each of the one or more colored areas (103) comprises at least two different colors, and each of the one or more colored areas (103) comprises a two-dimensional matrix (105) formed by a plurality of color blocks (106), each one of the plurality of color blocks having only one of the at least two different colors, and the plurality of color blocks are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • each of the one or more colored areas comprise color blocks having colors of the CMYK color model, which is often used for printed color illustrations (see, e.g., Figure 2).
  • the CMYK color model is a subtractive color model which uses the colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black).
  • the CMYK color model is known to those having ordinary skill in the art, and discussed in detail in, e.g., Tkalcic et al. "Colour spaces, perceptual, historical and applicational background", University of Ljubljana, EUROCON 2003, pps 304-308; and Jennings, S. Artist's Color Manual: The Complete Guide to Working with Color. Chronicle Books LLC. (2003).
  • the arrangement of colors on the bottom substrate layer can be in the form of a grid.
  • the squares of the grid can be lined up as shown in Figure 4A or they can be off-set as shown in Figure 4B. It should be clear to a person skilled the art that the dotted-lines of Figures 4A and 4B representing borders of the color blocks (106) would not be physically and visibly present on the bottom substrate layer (104).
  • each of the plurality of color blocks comprises a plurality of print units (107), and all print units (107) within one color block (106) are of the same color.
  • each print unit represents the smallest distinct area which the print head can be programed to apply heat or pressure.
  • Figure 4B shows a two-dimensional matrix (105) having two print units (107), e.g., in the form of a color mark/dot, per color block (106). If the two-dimensional matrix (105) is a grid having a running bond pattern, there are ideally two or more mark/dots per square (as shown in Figure 4B).
  • each capitalized letter "C”, “M”, “Y”, “K” shown in Figures 4A and 4B represents a single print unit (107) of the colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black), respectively.
  • the print units are shown as squares or octagons, other geometric shapes are possible.
  • the print units can be amorphous and/or have a shape resembling that of a splatter. Providing the blocks of the grid in a running bond pattern (where borders of the blocks forming the grid are off-set) has the benefit of providing increased combinations of neighboring colors, thereby providing increased overall color and shading combinations available.
  • the design provides increased combinations of neighboring colors, thereby providing further increased overall color and shading combinations available.
  • the plurality of color blocks overlap, forming overlapped areas (108) which comprise a color formed from merging colors of the adjacent color blocks based on the appropriate color model used.
  • each of the plurality of color blocks comprises a plurality of print units, and all print units within one color block are of the same color.
  • print units (107) present as distinct areas.
  • the above -de scribed benefits can be achieved by providing within a color block a colored area that is two, three, four times or more of the size of the smallest print unit, then simply programming the print head to activate only portions thereof.
  • multiple print units (107) can be provided within a color block which print units (107) lack distinct boundaries. Examples of such design can be seen in Figure 5B.
  • the opaque polymer has a melting point of about 100-
  • the opaque polymer comprises styrene acrylic-copolymer. In another embodiment, the opaque polymer comprises a hollow sphere pigment (HSP) which appears opaque as a result of its light scattering properties.
  • HSP hollow sphere pigment
  • the one or more colored areas are substantially coated on the bottom substrate layer. In another embodiment, said one or more colored areas extends substantially across the top surface of the bottom substrate layer. In another embodiment, the opaque polymer substantially covers each of the one or more colored areas.
  • the reveal substrate can comprise no adhesive, or comprise an adhesive material applied thereto. The adhesive material can be optionally pigmented. In another embodiment, said adhesive material is applied on a bottom surface of the bottom substrate layer, and/or on the top surface of the top substrate layer. In another embodiment, the adhesive material comprises an activatable adhesive. In another embodiment, the adhesive material comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive. In another embodiment, the reveal substrate comprises a release substrate having a mating surface applied over the bottom substrate layer and the pressure sensitive adhesive. In another embodiment, the release substrate is a paper based substrate. The present invention further provides a method of thermal printing, which includes the steps of:
  • step (a) programing a printing device to apply heat or pressure to a section of the top substrate layer of the reveal substrate as described herein, said section of the top substrate layer corresponding in position to and obscuring selected color blocks or portions thereof present on the top surface of the bottom substrate layer, and (b) applying heat to the section of the top substrate layer to a predetermined temperature, or subjecting the section of the top substrate layer to a predetermined pressure, thereby causing the opaque polymer of said section of the top substrate layer to become transparent, and thereby revealing the selected color blocks or portions thereof, wherein the selected color blocks or portions thereof revealed in step (c) are sufficiently small such that a human being perceives an overall image formed by said selected color blocks or portions thereof.
  • the present invention further provides a print substrate comprising a) a substrate layer for receiving a print medium having one or more colored areas on a top surface thereof, wherein: (i) each of the one or more colored areas comprises at least two different colors, and (ii) each of the one or more colored areas comprises a two-dimensional matrix formed by a plurality of color blocks, each one of the plurality of color blocks having only one of the at least two different colors, and (iii) the plurality of color blocks are arranged to have a repeating color pattern.
  • the present invention further provides a method of color printing, comprising the steps of: (a) programming a printing device to apply an opaque print medium to a first section of the top surface of the substrate layer of the print substrate as described hereinabove, and (b) applying said opaque print medium to the first section of the top surface of the substrate layer, thereby causing the first section of the top surface of the substrate layer to become concealed by the opaque print medium, and leaving visible a second section of the top surface of the substrate layer which is not concealed by the opaque print medium, said second section of the top surface of the substrate layer corresponding in position to selected color blocks or portions thereof present on the top surface of the substrate layer, wherein the selected color blocks or portions thereof left visible in step (b) are sufficiently small such that a human being perceives an image formed by said selected color blocks or portions thereof.

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La présente invention concerne un substrat de révélation comprenant : a) une couche de substrat supérieure comprenant un polymère opaque sensible à l'application de chaleur ou de pression, et devenant transparent lorsqu'il est chauffé à une température prédéterminée ou soumis à une pression prédéterminée, et b) une couche de substrat inférieure comportant une ou plusieurs zones colorées sur une surface supérieure de celle-ci, disposée de sorte que lesdites une ou plusieurs zones colorées soient masquées par le polymère opaque avant d'être chauffées à la température prédéterminée ou soumises à la pression prédéterminée, et soient révélées après celles-ci, dans lequel : chacune des une ou plusieurs zones colorées comprend au moins deux couleurs différentes, et comprend une matrice bidimensionnelle formée d'une pluralité de blocs de couleur, chacun de la pluralité de blocs de couleur ayant une seule couleur, et les blocs de couleur étant agencés de façon à avoir un motif de couleur répétitif. L'invention concerne également un substrat d'impression comprenant ou constitué de la couche de substrat inférieure, et des méthodes d'utilisation et des systèmes comprenant les substrats de révélation et d'impression.
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