Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturi – With printing or photographic reproduction
Reexamination Certificate
1998-03-04
2001-08-28
Kim, Eugene (Department: 3721)
Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturi
With printing or photographic reproduction
C493S324000, C493S325000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06280374
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to various methods and apparatus for pre-aligning multi-view (3-D or motion) prints for use with lenticular cover sheets and/or lenticular print holders prior to cutting the prints to fit in a holder. The resulting multi-view print is accurately cut so that it provides superior registration with a selected lenticular cover sheet within the holder.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Currently, numerous printing technologies including offset, therinal, inkjet, electophotographic, photo-optical, and photo-digital are used to generate multi-view prints. Once generated, these prints are used with lenticular cover sheets or lenticular holders to create multi-view images. Although not as popular, a cover sheet of barrier lines may also be used when spaced from the surface of the multi-view prints Some techniques require optical alignment after slow cure of UV cured optical cement is applied between the multi-view print and the lenticular cover sheet. The optical cement is set after a visual alignment is performed. Another technique uses a web of individual multi-view prints that is registered with and adhered to a web of lenticular material. For this technique to work the multi-view image printing and spacing must be in sync with the lentical pitch so that registration can be maintained throughout the entire length of the web. Individual multi-view images are then cut from the combined webs. Still another technique uses web printing with registered die cutters to produce individual multi-view prints for use with lenticular print holders. All of these techniques are used with volume production of multi-view images and are not readily applicable to on demand or single unit production. In addition, these techniques do not provide an alignment verification prior to cutting the multi-view print and/or laminating it to a lenticular or barrier type cover sheet.
In view of the limitations of the above described prior art it is the object of this invention to provide an apparatus and a method for verifying the alignment between a multi-view print and a lenticular or barrier type cover sheet prior to the cutting of the print. In addition, the multi-view image or an adjacent multi-view alignment target may be used to provide a means for visual alignment and alignment verification.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems set forth above. Briefly summarized, according to one aspect of the present invention there is provided an apparatus for accurately cutting a multi-view print from a sheet of print material, comprising:
a lower body portion;
a cutter blade residing in the lower body portion, said cutter blade having a cutting outline corresponding to the outline of the to be cut multi-view print;
an upper body portion rigidly positioned with respect to the lower body portion and having a first opening therethrough corresponding to the outline of the cutter blade;
means connected to the lower body portion for extending the cutter blade into the first opening in the upper body portion; and
second openings defined by the upper body portion for receiving a users fingers so as to enable the movement of a sheet of print material when positioned between the upper and the lower body portions whereby a lenticular cover sheet positioned in the first opening permits viewing of the multi-view print to enable the accurate positioning of the sheet of print material prior to cutting with the cutter blade.
These and other aspects, objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood and appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and appended claims, and by reference to the accompanying drawings.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has the following advantages:
Can be used with multi-view (3-D or motion) image prints.
Can be used with multi-view alignment guides adjacent to the primary multi-view images.
Aligniment is established prior to cutting.
After alignment and cutting, the resulting print can be used with lenticular or barrier type print holders without further alignment.
The die cut or lenticular or barrier alignment/cutting guide can produce a resulting multi-view (interleaved) print that fits directly into a pre-formed lenticular or barrier type print holder.
The lenticular or barrier alignment guides can be made adjustable to compensate for lot-to-lot variations of the multi-view print holders or to compensate for variability within the die or steel rule punches.
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Lucyszyn Roman
Manico Joseph A.
Rosenburgh John H.
Eastman Kodak Company
Kim Eugene
Noval William F.
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