US RE40,024 E1 | ||
Partial printing of a substrate with edge sealed printed portions | ||
G. Roland Hill, Stockport (United Kingdom) | ||
Assigned to Contra Vision Ltd., Cheshire (United Kingdom) | ||
Filed on Jan. 13, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/34,445. | ||
Application 11/034445 is a reissue of application No. 09/764276, filed on Jan. 19, 2001, now 6,506,475, filed on Jan. 14, 2003. | ||
Int. Cl. B32B 23/02 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 428—194 [428/195.1; 428/187; 156/107] | 38 Claims |
[ 9. A panel comprising:
a substantially imperforate substrate; and
a print pattern disposed on said substrate, said print pattern being disposed on only part of said substrate and comprising
at least three layers including a first layer, a second layer, and a control layer,
wherein said first layer, said second layer, and said control layer are configured and disposed such that at least one cross-section taken through said panel comprises
two outer edges of said substrate, and
alternate printed portions of said substrate and unprinted portions of said substrate,
wherein a plurality of said printed portions are constructed and arranged such that each of said plurality of said printed
portions include
two outer edges, a width between said two outer edges being less than one centimeter,
a part of said first layer having two outer edges,
a part of said second layer having two outer edges, and
a part of said control layer having two outer edges, wherein said part of said control layer comprises two edge sealing strips,
wherein each edge sealing strip comprises one of said two outer edges of said part of said control layer, wherein each edge
sealing strip has an inner edge, wherein each said part of said control layer has a control width between said inner edges
of said two edge sealing strips,
wherein one of said two outer edges of said part of said first layer is located within said outer and inner edges of one of
said two edge sealing strips, and the other of said two outer edges of said part of said first layer is located within said
outer and inner edges of the other of said two edge sealing strips,
wherein said two outer edges of said layer are located within said two outer edges of said part of said control layer, and
wherein said part of said second layer is located between said part of said first layer and said part of said control layer.
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