US 11,912,047 B2
Hybrid silk screen and direct-to-garment printing machine and process
Richard C. Hoffman, Jr., Lake Forest, IL (US); and Geoff Baxter, Media, PA (US)
Assigned to M&R Printing Equipment, Inc., Roselle, IL (US)
Filed by M&R Printing Equipment, Inc., Roselle, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/191,912.
Application 17/191,912 is a continuation of application No. 16/851,702, filed on Apr. 17, 2020, granted, now 10,967,650.
Application 16/851,702 is a continuation of application No. 16/192,948, filed on Nov. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,625,517, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Application 16/192,948 is a continuation of application No. 15/235,982, filed on Aug. 12, 2016, granted, now 10,131,160, issued on Nov. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/205,416, filed on Aug. 14, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0245524 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 3/54 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41F 15/10 (2006.01); B41F 11/00 (2006.01); B41F 15/08 (2006.01); B41F 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 3/4078 (2013.01) [B41F 11/00 (2013.01); B41F 15/0863 (2013.01); B41F 15/10 (2013.01); B41F 17/003 (2013.01); B41J 3/546 (2013.01); B41J 11/0015 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of printing on a substrate with a printing press system having a plurality of pallets, a direct-to-screen printing station, a screen printing station and a direct-to-garment printing station, the method comprising:
providing a digital art file of an image;
using a processor to create a first signal representative of a base coat from the digital art file and a second signal representative of non-base coat colors from the digital art file;
sending the first signal to the direct-to-screen printing station to apply to a screen and creating the screen for use in applying the base coat to a substrate;
applying the base coat to the substrate on the first one of the plurality of pallets by the screen printing station using the screen;
moving the first one of the plurality of pallets to the direct-to-garment printing station;
sending the second signal representative of non-base coat colors to the direct-to-garment printing station; and,
applying the non-base coat colors to the substrate on the first one of the plurality of pallets by the direct-to-garment printing station.