US 11,884,056 B2
Forming a texture in a can surface decoration
Grahame John Hughes, Oxfordshire (GB); and Martin Rogerson, Dubai (AE)
Assigned to Crown Packaging Technology, Inc., Alsip, IL (US)
Appl. No. 16/467,256
Filed by CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC., Alsip, IL (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 4, 2017, PCT No. PCT/GB2017/053647
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 6, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/104714, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 14, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 1620917 (GB), filed on Dec. 8, 2016; and application No. 1714339 (GB), filed on Sep. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0079073 A1, Mar. 12, 2020
Int. Cl. B41F 17/14 (2006.01); B41F 23/08 (2006.01)
CPC B41F 23/08 (2013.01) [B41F 17/14 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of decorating a metal can body in a can decorator, comprising the steps of:
printing an ink pattern onto the can body using an ink, a spacing between printed features in the ink pattern being less than 1 mm; and
applying a varnish over the printed ink pattern while the printed ink remains wet, the ink being antagonistic with the varnish to cause the applied varnish to agglomerate,
the printed ink pattern being configured to give rise to a textured and tactile pattern in the varnish once the varnish has dried.