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EP 2261042 B1 20120815 - Method for refining surfaces

Title (en)

Method for refining surfaces

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Oberflächenveredelung.

Title (fr)

Procédé d'enrichissement de surfaces

Publication

EP 2261042 B1 20120815 (DE)

Application

EP 09450115 A 20090610

Priority

EP 09450115 A 20090610

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2261042A1] The method involves overprinting the print image with a glass body lacquer (6). A layer of glass body lacquer is overprinted with a transparent protective lacquer. The desired resistance of glass body lacquers has increased size of the glass body and strong layer thickness of the glass body lacquer.

IPC 8 full level

B41M 1/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41M 7/02 (2013.01); B41M 1/12 (2013.01); B41P 2200/40 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2261042 A1 20101215; EP 2261042 B1 20120815

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09450115 A 20090610