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A method of decorating can ends comprising the steps of providing a can end substrate of a material comprising a metal, coating at least a portion of the can end substrate with a lacquer that includes a photonically active component, and applying a laser to the coated substrate to change an appearan...

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Main Authors RAMSEY, Christopher Paul, McGIRR, Laura Jane
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 13.12.2017
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
CALCULATING
COLOUR PRINTING
COMPUTING
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
CONVEYING
COUNTING
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
LINING MACHINES
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PRESENTATION OF DATA
PRINTING
PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
STAMPS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:A method of decorating can ends comprising the steps of providing a can end substrate of a material comprising a metal, coating at least a portion of the can end substrate with a lacquer that includes a photonically active component, and applying a laser to the coated substrate to change an appearance of at least a portion of the photonically active component substantially without burning, etching, or ablating the lacquer, thereby forming an image.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120779215