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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Crown Packaging Technology, Inc., Alsip, IL (US);
Inventors:
Grahame John Hughes, Oxfordshire, GB;
Martin Rogerson, Dubai, AE;
Assignee:
Crown Packaging Technology, Inc., Alsip, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 17/14 (2006.01); B41F 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 23/08 (2013.01); B41F 17/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of decorating a metal can body and comprising printing a fine pattern onto the can body using a non-varnishable ink, and applying a varnish over the printed fine pattern while the printed non-varnishable ink remains wet. The pattern is configured to give rise to a textured pattern in the varnish once the varnish has dried.