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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Timothy Byrne, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael Scott Prodoehl, West Chester, OH (US);
Kevin Benson McNeil, Loveland, OH (US);
Gustav Andre Mellin, Amberley Village, OH (US);
Matthew Alan Russell, South Abington Township, PA (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A system for printing 7 or more inks on a substrate is disclosed. The system can include: 6 or less rotating rolls disposed in operative relationship with a substrate, wherein each of the rotating rolls can comprise a vascular network configured for transporting at least one of the 7 or more inks in a predetermined path from an interior region to an exterior surface of the rotating roll. The vascular network can have at least one main artery, at least one capillary and a plurality of fluid exits on the exterior surface. At least one capillary is attached to a main artery and is in fluid communication with at least two fluid exits through a substantially radial fluid path to form a tree.