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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Edward Nichols, Washtenaw, MI (US);
Tony Misovski, Oxford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/38 (2006.01); B05D 3/02 (2006.01); B05D 3/06 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); B05D 1/38 (2013.01); B05D 3/0254 (2013.01); B05D 3/065 (2013.01); B41M 3/00 (2013.01); B41M 5/0058 (2013.01); B41M 5/0064 (2013.01); B41M 7/009 (2013.01); B41M 7/0045 (2013.01); B41M 7/0054 (2013.01); B41M 7/0081 (2013.01); B41M 2205/38 (2013.01); B41M 2205/40 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24868 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for printing graphic designs in-line during manufacture of a vehicle. The method utilizes an ink jet printing system to apply graphic designs over an uncured base coat of paint on the vehicle surface followed by the application of a protective clear coat over the graphic design.