Method and apparatus for printing on passports and the like

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B41F 15/10 (2006.01) B32B 37/16 (2006.01) B32B 38/14 (2006.01) B42D 15/10 (2006.01) G03G 13/01 (2006.01) G03G 13/16 (2006.01)

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CA 2149400

A method for printing on substrates in bound form, such as passports and other identification documents, comprises the following steps: 1 - providing a set of signals defining the image file to be printed; 2 - providing a temporary substrate, the surface of which is substantially non-absorbent and non-adhesive for the coloring matters to be used for the printing or at least is considerably less adhesive and/or absorbent to said coloring matters than the transparent substrate, mentioned hereinafter; 3 - depositing on said temporary substrate coloring matters, whereby to produce thereon said image, by the appropriate steps of the conventional laser printing method; 4 - provisionally setting said image without the application of pressure; 5 - juxtaposing said temporary substrate with its face carrying said image in contact with the rear face of a transparent substrate; 6 - transferring said image from said temporary substrate to said transparent substrate rear face, whereby the said image is applied to said transparent substrate rear face and the image is visible, in normal form, through said transparent substrate from the front face thereof and reversed from the rear face; 7 - juxtaposing said transparent substrate to the final substrate that is intended to carry the image, with the rear face of said transparent substrate in contact with the front face of said final substrate; and 8 - laminating said transparent substrate in contact with the front face of said final substrate, permanently to bind them, said image being enclosed in the laminate and visible from the front face of said transparent substrate as if printed on said final substrate.

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