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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
May. 21, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Loretta E. Allen, Hilton, NY (US);
David L. Patton, Webster, NY (US);
Dale F. McIntyre, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/21 ; B41J 2/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/21 ; B41J 2/01 ;
Abstract
A method of printing a multi-color composition having a relatively large background area with a prevailing color and different color smaller objects superimposed on the relatively large background area, comprises: uniformly applying a colored substance that is not a printing ink, and has the same color as the prevailing color of the relatively large background area, on a particular surface; and printing the smaller objects on the particular surface, using different color printing inks.