Method of printing decorations on substrates

Abstract

A method of printing a decoration on a substrate includes applying an ink coating in a predetermined design on the substrate by inkjet printing. The ink coating is cured to form a cured ink coating, and a portion of the cured ink coating is trimmed. Residual ink particles generated by the trimming are cleaned off the substrate. A printed substrate includes a substrate and a decoration printed on the substrate. The decoration comprises at least one layer of an inkjet-printed ink coating free of a saw edge and having a thickness in a range from 1.5 μm to 5 μm.

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         19 . A printed substrate, comprising:
 a substrate; and   a decoration printed on the substrate, the decoration comprising at least one layer of an inkjet-printed ink coating being free of a saw edge and having a thickness in a range from 1.5 μm to 5 μm.   
     
     
         20 . The printed substrate of  claim 19 , wherein the substrate comprises a glass substrate or a glass ceramic substrate. 
     
     
         21 . The printed substrate of  claim 19 , wherein inkjet-printed ink coating comprises at least one open feature having a longest cross-sectional dimension of less than 100 μm. 
     
     
         22 . The printed substrate of  claim 19 , wherein inkjet-printed ink coating comprises a plurality of open features having an average longest cross-sectional dimension of less than 100 μm. 
     
     
         23 . The printed substrate of  claim 19 , wherein the substrate comprises chemically-strengthened glass. 
     
     
         24 . The printed substrate of  claim 23 , wherein the chemically-strengthened glass comprises ion-exchanged glass. 
     
     
         25 . The printed substrate of  claim 19 , wherein the substrate comprises chemically-strengthened glass ceramic. 
     
     
         26 . The printed substrate of  claim 25 , wherein the chemically-strengthened glass comprises ion-exchanged glass ceramic.