A method of forming a digital print on a surface by applying powder of dry ink including colourants on the surface, bonding a part of the dry ink powder to the surface by a digital heating print head such that the digital print is formed by the bonded dry ink colourants and removing non-bonded dry ink from the surface.

The present invention relates to a method for coating and identifying workpieces which preferably consist at least to some extent of wood, wood materials or the like. For this purpose, a curable liquid is used, preferably comprising ink, which, when cured, contains readable information or can receive said readable information.

A process for printing the surface of objects such as trophies and plaques including the steps of a) providing a sheet(s) or block(s) of desired shape having surface(s) and edges; b) laminating at least one surface of the objects with heat transfer foil to provide a clear, white or shade of white polymer coating; and optionally, c) printing a design onto the shade of white coating on the surface of the object by UV printing or sublimation printing. Trophies and plaques made by the process. It is also the objects so laminated and/or printed.

A method of forming a digital print on a surface by applying powder of dry ink including colourants on the surface, bonding a part of the dry ink powder to the surface by a digital heating print head such that the digital print is formed by the bonded dry ink colourants and removing non-bonded dry ink from the surface.

A skin printer includes a printer housing including a receiving part to receive a plurality of cartridges having a nozzle to discharge a printing solution including at least one of an ink, a coating agent, a fragrant material, and a fluorescent substance or a combination of the ink, the coating agent, the fragrant material, and the fluorescent substance, and a plurality of discharge holes to discharge the printing solution from nozzles of the plurality of cartridges received in the receiving part, a main roller rollably provided in the printer housing to guide movement of the printer housing along a skin, and at least one spacing roller interposed between the discharge holes paired to be adjacent to each other to space the printer housing to the skin, and to roll along the skin together with the main roller.

A system and method of inkjet printing on organic material such as a rose petal is disclosed. The stand has an anchor member which secures the rose stem, a support beam which can be repositioned to adjust the force exerted by the beam on the rose stem, and a printing window to align the rose petals for inkjet printing.

Tattoo and body painting kiosks that print temporary tattoo art onto various body parts of a person. Those kiosks use digital print data of the tattoo to be printed and which can be stored locally, uploaded, or downloaded. The tattoo printing process can utilize a printer that moves in three dimensions to print on a user's body part. Some printers may move three hundred sixty degrees (360) while others may be fixed. Various printing technologies can be used. In a seated embodiment, a user sits and inserts their body part into an aperture to be printed by a print head. In a standing embodiment, a user locates their body part adjacent a printer to be printed by a print head. In another embodiment, a mechanical arm having a printing device is manually positioned to access a user's body parts.

A manufacturing method of decorated natural leather includes applying a base coat on crusted leather, inkjet printing a decorative image on the base coat using one or more pigmented inkjet inks, and applying one or more identification codes.

A method of making high-quality wood prints without the use of ultraviolet printing or dye sublimation printing is described herein. The methods provide for the application of an image area comprising a printed image to a wooden substrate to produce wall hangings, ornaments, plaques and the like that include high-resolution printed graphics with wood grains and textures visible for creating the aesthetic of high-quality wood prints. The invention allows for the production of high-quality wood prints in retail photo processing installations from graphics provided by customers, for example, on computer-readable media capable of being printed using standard technologies such as ink jet or laser jet printing. The invention provides a lower-cost alternative for consumers to obtain customized, high-quality wood prints and provides retailers with kits of materials necessary to meet consumer demand for the products described herein.

A method of forming a digital print on a surface (2) by applying powder of dry ink (15) including colourants (7) on the surface, bonding a part of the dry ink (15) powder to the surface (2) by a digital heating print head (80) such that the digital print is formed by the bonded dry ink colourants (7) and removing non-bonded dry ink (15) from the surface (2).