Printing and coating processes employing pigmented water based foamed compositions

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EP 0 089 616 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.01.1985 Bulletin 1985/03

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.09.1983 Bulletin 1983/39

(21)	Application number: 83102605

(22)	Date of filing: 16.03.1983

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

22.03.1982 US 360615
17.09.1982 US 419233

(71)	Applicant: FOAMINK COMPANY
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(72)	Inventor:
	Rosner, Charles R. ()

(54)	Printing and coating processes employing pigmented water based foamed compositions

(57) A printing process employing a water-based foamable ink composition comprising the following steps:

a) foaming the ink composition,

b) applying a coating of the foamed ink composition to the surface of a gravure cylinder which has an array of open cells spaced on the surface thereof,

c) doctoring the surface of the cylinder to convert said coating into discrete thin membranes spanning said cells, and

d) transferring the membranes to a web surface, either directly, or indirectly via one or more intermediate transfer rolls.

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