Printed article and method of making same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9174477-B2
Application number	US-432307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2007
Priority date	Dec 20, 2007
Publication date	Nov 3, 2015
Grant date	Nov 3, 2015

Abstract

An article is printed based upon predetermined artwork. The artwork includes the specification of a palette of ink colors to be used in printing the article. Each of the colors is specified by a full tone color target and an undertone color target. Each ink formulation has a combined full tone L-C-H-a-b dE equal to or less than about 2, and a combined undertone dE less than or equal to about 3. The specification of ink colors may also include a light fastness value. The ink colors may be further specified by way of a proofing index value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printed article comprising, a substrate and a combination of printed inks, the inks comprising six colors, each of the colors specified by a full tone color target and an undertone color target, each ink having a combined full tone L-C-H-a-b dE equal to or less than about 2, and a combined undertone dE less than or equal to about 3.

2. The printed article of claim 1 wherein the inks are combined on the article to yield perceived colors beyond the six ink colors.

3. The printed article of claim 1 further comprising a black ink.

4. The printed article according to claim 1 wherein each of the six colors consists of one or two pigments.

5. The printed article according to claim 1 , wherein each of the inks has a blue wool scale light fastness of at least about 5.

6. The article according to claim 1 wherein each ink has a proofing value of 1.0.

7. A printed article comprising, a substrate, and a combination of printed inks, the inks comprising six colors,
each of the six colors consisting of one or two pigments,
each of the colors specified by a full tone color target and an undertone color target, each ink having a combined full tone L-C-H-a-b dE equal to or less than about 2, and a combined undertone dE less than or equal to about 3, and
each of the inks having a blue wool scale lightfastness value of at least about 5,
a first ink having Lab values of between about 61 and 65, about −39 and −41, and about −39 and −43,
a second ink having lab values of between about 53 and 56, about 59 and 63, and about −1 and 5,
a third color having Lab values of between about 92 and 93, about 2 and 3, and about 87 and 88,
a fourth color having Lab values of between about 73 and 74, about 53 and 54, and about 60 and 61,
a fifth color having Lab values of between about 66 and 67, about −60 and −61, and about 23 and 24,
a sixth color having Lab values of between about 51 and 52, about −5 and −6, and about −49 and −50.

Assignees

• Ferrari Michael G
• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Ferrari Michael G

Classifications

• B41M1/16

  using different inks which flow into one another to produce iridescent effects · CPC title

• B41M1/18

  Printing one ink over another · CPC title

• C09D11/037

  characterised by the pigment · CPC title

• C09D11/02

  Printing inks (C09D11/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2203/00

  Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators · CPC title