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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Thomas Cutcher, Jr., Berkey, OH (US);
Christopher Paul Daigler, Painted Post, NY (US);
Christina Marie Laskowski, Painted Post, NY (US);
Kevin Ray Maslin, Athens, PA (US);
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are apparatuses for screen printing on a surface of a three-dimensional substrate comprising a substantially rigid, substantially planar frame having a perimeter defining a region within the perimeter having a given surface area; and a screen attached to the frame and extending across at least a portion of the surface area, wherein the screen comprises a first portion through which a liquid printing medium can pass onto a proximate three-dimensional substrate; and a second portion coated with an emulsion substantially preventing the liquid printing medium from passing through the second portion of the screen, wherein the screen has a fixed tension of less than about 20 N/cm. Methods and systems for screen printing on a surface of a three-dimensional substrate are also disclosed herein.