Claims
- 1. A method of making a printed record in color comprising the steps of:
- A. dimensioning a flexible, transparent sheet according to the dimensions of the desired record;
- B. applying an ink in one or more more layers and in one or more colors as a liquid onto selected portions of said sheet so that the ink forms on said portions solid, well defined, optically clear adherent printing composed of one or more different color ink layers; and,
- C. positioning a flexible opaque backing sheet flush against the inked surface of said transparent sheet so as to reflect ambient light back through said one or more ink layers and said transparent sheet whereby to produce by a subtractive color process visible through the transparent sheet a color record that is characterized by high color density and brightness.
- 2. The method defined in claim 1 and including the additional step of adhering together the contacting surfaces of said sheets.
- 3. The method defined in claim 1 or 2 and including the additional steps of:
- A. selecting an original image from which to make the printed record;
- B. acquiring and storing a digital representation of said original image;
- C. reversing said stored digital representation; and
- D. applying said reversed digital representation to control the application of ink to said transparent sheet.
- 4. The method as defined in claim 1 when said ink is applied to said sheet by jetting the ink onto small areas of said selected sheet portions as successive liquid drops, each of which solidifies prior to the impingement of a succeeding drop at the same area of the sheet.
- 5. A color printed record comprising:
- A. a sheet of flexible transparent material;
- B. one or more superimposed thin layers of an optically clear, subtractive color ink adhered to selected surface portions of the transparent sheet, the ink in the layer closest to the sheet having a well-defined planar suface in intimate contact with the surface of said sheet;
- C. a flexible opaque backing sheet that is reflective to ambient light; and
- D. means for affixing said backing sheet flush to the inked surface of said transparent sheet so that the backing sheet reflects ambient light back through each ink layer and the transparent sheet whereby to produce a color image visable through the transparent sheet that is characterized by high color density and brightness.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 796,223, filed Nov. 8, 1985, entitled COLOR PRINTED RECORD, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,666,757.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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