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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroaki Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenobu Murakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Takasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tooru Shimomura, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyuki Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Otsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41C 4/760 ; B41C 4/714 ; B31F 1/07 ; B41F 1/708 ; B41M 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41C 4/760 ; B41C 4/714 ; B31F 1/07 ; B41F 1/708 ; B41M 5/00 ;
Abstract
A printing method for printing an ink layer on a can barrel. The method includes picking-up a bright ink containing at least one bright pigment having an average particle size of from 5 to 25 &mgr;m selected from the group consisting of aluminum flake and fine particulate coated pearl pigment from an engraving roller, feeding the picked-up ink to a printing plate directly or via a rubber roller, and applying the ink on the printing plate to a can barrel via a blanket wheel.