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EP 0389252 A3 19911023 - PRINTING METHOD

Title (en)

PRINTING METHOD

Publication

EP 0389252 A3 19911023 (EN)

Application

EP 90303004 A 19900320

Priority

GB 8906670 A 19890322

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0389252A2] A method and apparatus of printing wherein, prior to printing, an ultra-violet (U.V.) varnish is applied to the whole of, or to one or more selected parts of, the paper to be printed and is hardened by passage past one or more U.V. lamps (19), printing then being carried out using one or more U.V. inks which are dried by passage past one or more further U.V. lamps (20), or using other ink or inks which can be acceptably dried.

IPC 1-7

B41M 1/36; B41M 7/02

IPC 8 full level

B41M 1/36 (2006.01); B41M 5/52 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41M 5/5209 (2013.01); B41M 7/0045 (2013.01); B41M 7/0081 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] GB 2151945 A 19850731 - SANYO KOKUSAKU PULP CO, et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0389252 A2 19900926; EP 0389252 A3 19911023; GB 8906670 D0 19890504

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90303004 A 19900320; GB 8906670 A 19890322