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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2007
Theodore F. Cyman, Jr., Grand Island, NY (US);
Anthony B. Dejoseph, East Amherst, NY (US);
Kevin J. Hook, Grand Island, NY (US);
Henk Haan, North Tonawanda, NY (US);
Anthony V. Moscato, North Tonawanda, NY (US);
Theodore F. Cyman, Jr., Grand Island, NY (US);
Anthony B. DeJoseph, East Amherst, NY (US);
Kevin J. Hook, Grand Island, NY (US);
Henk Haan, North Tonawanda, NY (US);
Anthony V. Moscato, North Tonawanda, NY (US);
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for high-speed variable printing are provided. Ink jet technology and lithographic systems may be combined in such a way to create a fully variable and high-quality print system. At least one area of a plate is reserved for variable information to be printed. The plate may already comprises static information to be printed. Ink is then applied to the at least one area of the plate reserved for the variable information. An aqueous solution is applied to a web to produce a negative image of the variable information, and a positive image of the variable information is transferred in ink to the web. The systems and methods described herein may be used to create high-quality one-to-one marketing applications.