Method for halftone printing with multi-signal transmission ink
Abstract
A method for printing indicium on an article including steps of providing a supply of ink comprising a multi-signal transmission ink which is adapted to provide an optically visual signal when viewed in normal daylight and adapted to provide a different signal which is adapted to be machine readable; and printing at least a portion of the indicium on the article by halftone printing the multi-signal transmission ink. The portion is adapted to be visually observable in normal daylight. The portion is adapted to be read as a non-halftoned signal by a machine even though the portion is halftone printed.
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Every citation, both ways
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
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| WO03011606A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | X | Search report | 1-26 |
| EP1038690A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 1,12,17,20,24 |
| US2002096064A1 | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1,12,17,20,24 |
6 members in 3 offices
Priority claims4
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
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| 692570 | United States of America | – | |
| 69257003 | United States of America | A | |
| 692570 | – | – | – |
| US20030692570 | – | – | – |
Members6
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA2485726A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| EP1525994A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US2005088500A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1525994A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US7182451B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| CA2485726C | Canada | C |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1525994
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1525994
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1525994
- Application
- 4025190
- Application, DOCDB
- 04025190
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20040025190
Titles3
- German
- Verfahren zum Halbtondrucken mit Mehrfachsignale übersendender Tinte
- English
- Method for halftone printing with multi-signal transmission ink
- French
- Méthode pour l'impression en demi-teinte avec encre transmettant des signaux multiples
Classification
- CPC, 4
- B41M3/14
- B41M3/144
- B41M5/0023
- C09D11/50
- IPC, 3
- B41M3 14
- B41M5 00
- C09D11 00
Designated states33
- Contracting states, 28
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
and 4 moreShow fewer
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 5
- Albania
- Croatia
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia