apparatus and method for microcontact printing on sheets of indefinite length

摘要

Abstract "Apparatus and method for microcontact printing on undefined blankets" The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for microcontact printing on a substrate. a very low drag cylinder is supported for rotation by air bearings and has a microcontact print pattern mounted on the outer surface thereof. contact between the substrate and the microcontact print pattern guides the platen and repeatedly prints the pattern on the blanket. In convenient embodiments, the cylinder is a cylindrical socket positioned over a core with the cylindrical socket supported for rotation by an air layer between the cylindrical socket and the core. 1/1