APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING INK TO A SUBSTRATE - Patent 0555377

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EP 0 555 377 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	18.08.1993 Bulletin 1993/33

(21)	Application number: 92900214.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.10.1991

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B41F 5/ 24^{( . )}
B41F 31/ 06^{( . )}

B41F 31/ 02^{( . )}
B41F 31/ 08^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1991/007989

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1992/007719 (14.05.1992 Gazette 1992/11)

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

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Priority:

02.11.1990 US 19900608513

(71)	Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
	Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	LEOPARDI, Emmett, II Cincinnati, OH 45244 (US)

(74)	Representative: Canonici, Jean-Jacques
	Procter & Gamble European Technical Center N.V. Temselaan 100 B-1853 Strombeek-Bever B-1853 Strombeek-Bever (BE)

(54)	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING INK TO A SUBSTRATE