A composition for forming a patterned thin metal film on a substrate is presented. The composition includes metal cations; and at least one solvent, wherein the patterned thin metal film is adhered to a surface of the substrate upon exposure of the at least metal cations to a low-energy plasma.

Systems for providing on-demand food service material printing for food service are provided herein. A food service material dispenser comprises a roll holder configured to hold a roll of food service material, one or more rollers, and a motor configured to operate to translate the food service material along a path within the dispenser. The dispenser includes a cutting arrangement configured to perform a cut of the food service material to form the sheet of food service material that defines a size associated with a food service order. The dispenser also includes a printer configured to print at least one of order information or personalization information on the food service material that is based on the associated food service order. The dispenser further includes a chute configured to dispense the sheet of food service material, which includes the at least one of order information or personalization information printed thereon.

This disclosure relates to advanced image signal processing technology including encoded signals and digital watermarking. One claim is directed to a container comprising: a 3004 or 3003 aluminum alloy shell, the 3004 or 3003 aluminum alloy shell comprising an outer surface and an inner surface; a 5182 aluminum alloy lid attached to the 3004 or 3003 aluminum alloy shell; and an opaque ink printed on the outer surface in a 2-dimensional pattern according to a machine-readable signal. The outer surface and the opaque ink printed on the outer surface comprise a spectral reflectance difference at a machine-vision wavelength in a range of 8%-30%, and the machine-readable signal is detectable from imagery representing the opaque ink printed on the outer surface. Of course, other containers, technology, methods, packages, objects, systems and apparatus are described in this disclosure.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a smoking article including a smoking material portion which is wrapped with a smoking material wrapper, a filter portion which has an upstream end combined with the smoking material portion and is wrapped with a filter wrapper, and a tipping paper which wraps around the filter portion and at least a portion of the smoking material portion so that the smoking material portion and the filter portion are combined, wherein a design printing layer, an overprint (OP) coating layer, and a sweetener coating layer are disposed on a surface of the tipping paper.

An example of a method of making a heterogeneous semiconductor structure, includes providing a first substrate including a first material; providing a second substrate including a printable processable coupon, wherein the coupon includes a second material different from the first material; and printing the coupon to the first substrate. The method can includes processing the coupon on the first substrate to form an integrated circuit. An example of a heterogeneous structure includes a substrate including a first material and one or more non-native coupons disposed on the substrate, the coupon including a second material different from the first material. The second material can be or comprise an epitaxial material, such as a compound semiconductor material. The first material can be or comprise an elemental semiconductor, such as silicon.

An example of a method of making a heterogeneous semiconductor structure, includes providing a first substrate including a first material; providing a second substrate including a printable processable coupon, wherein the coupon includes a second material different from the first material; and printing the coupon to the first substrate. The method can includes processing the coupon on the first substrate to form an integrated circuit. An example of a heterogeneous structure includes a substrate including a first material and one or more non-native coupons disposed on the substrate, the coupon including a second material different from the first material. The second material can be or comprise an epitaxial material, such as a compound semiconductor material. The first material can be or comprise an elemental semiconductor, such as silicon.

A manufacturing method of a capacitor component includes: forming a dielectric green sheet and inkjet printing a conductive pattern on the dielectric green sheet. The inkjet printing the conductive pattern includes inkjet printing a base pattern on the dielectric green sheet; and inkjet printing a reinforcing pattern on at least a portion of each of both end portions of the base pattern in a width direction of the dielectric green sheet.

A manufacturing method of a capacitor component includes: forming a dielectric green sheet and inkjet printing a conductive pattern on the dielectric green sheet. The inkjet printing the conductive pattern includes inkjet printing a base pattern on the dielectric green sheet; and inkjet printing a reinforcing pattern on at least a portion of each of both end portions of the base pattern in a width direction of the dielectric green sheet.

A method for alignment of a pattern printed on a material for an absorbent article by a rotary printing device, including providing a first composition from a first chamber; providing a second composition including a detectable agent from a second chamber; wherein the first composition from the first chamber and the second composition from the second chamber are supplied to the same anilox roller or directly to the same rotary printing cylinder; and printing the first and second compositions on the material for an absorbent article by a rotary printing cylinder.

Methods for product authentication, which include: providing an article having a substrate with an analyte encoded composition; obtaining a sample of the composition; applying the sample to a test device to obtain test results, analyzing test results from the test device using an electronic device communicatively connected to an authentication authority, wherein the electronic device transmits the test device code and the test results to the authentication authority and confirms or denies authentication after comparison to an authentication database of authentic test results.