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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5596925 | Method and device for pressure type stencil printing Provided is a method and device for stencil printing which can readily achieve a stencil printing of a prescribed even density even when the surface area of the printing surface is great, and which can ensure a multi color printing to be made without mixi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596926 | Process and apparatus for producing precisely-registered rotary screens A process and apparatus (1) for accurately registering rotary screens (2) includes end rings connected in rotation and sliding-proof manner to a screen drum without register notches. In a separate operation, a register notch (7) is made in an end ring (5)... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5595113 | Sequencing system for printing machine A sequencing system for a printing press, the printing press having a plurality of print stations, each of the print stations for printing a respective portion of a design on an item with ink, the printing press also having a curing station for curing the... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5592877 | Screen printing apparatus with data storage A system of control is disclosed for an oval printing machine comprising a plurality of travelling pallets sequentially moved in a first direction on an endless path through a plurality of screen printing stations during a printing mode of operation in wh... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5590596 | Printer system for printing circuit patterns or like on base board A printer system prints a given pattern of viscous conductive ink on a base board with the aid of a screen plate. The system has a printer device which moves horizontally when carrying out printing. The printer device includes two spaced side walls. Two s... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5586498 | Duplicate copies from a printer or copier A print-through form comprises a top and a base layer with the top layer having a pattern of openings in at least one region, the pattern of openings having center-to-center distances substantially less than the size of characters or other elements to be ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5582104 | Apparatus and process for screen printing An apparatus and method for vacuum printing inks onto a substrate in which the printing screen is mounted in a pivotable screen holder. The substrate is positioned on a printing platen and adhered to the platen during the printing operation by a vacuum ho... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5578151 | Manufacture of a multi-layer interconnect structure In the manufacture of multi-layer ceramic interconnect structures, a greensheet is perforated with small holes and positioned on the support fixture of a screening machine. Then a planar surface of a screening mask is positioned in relation to the greensh... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5553547 | Laser controlled indexer for printing on ware A laser generator and a receiver are used to transmit and receive a laser beam for reflection by the leading edge of existing printing on ware to establish an indexing reference for printing to be newly applied to the ware. The receiver provides an electr... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553538 | Method and apparatus for stencil printing printed circuit boards The method includes loading a printed circuit board (PCB) to a printing machine; aligning a stencil to the PCB when the PCB has been loaded to the printing machine; setting a snap-off distance; dispensing a volume of solder paste onto the stencil, the vol... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553539 | Master plate making printing device A master plate making printing device for stencil printing on a print object is disclosed. The master plate making printing device comprises a stencil master plate holding member. The device also includes a plate making device for making a plurality of st... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553540 | Method for screen printing of viscous materials A method for printing viscous material, such as solder paste, onto a surface of a board, such as a printed circuit board, through a screen having openings therein. The method includes feeding the material into a chamber of a dispenser, dispensing the mate... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5542351 | Method for printing designs on pile fabrics An improved method of printing designs on pile fabrics. The finish on the fabric is removed by a washing process or other method. The lack of a finish on the fabric allows the ink maximum absorption. The design to be printed on the fabric is translated fr... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5540742 | Method of fabricating thin film cells and printed circuit boards containing thin film cells using a screen printing process Disclosed herein is a thin film cell in which a cell unit is sealed by a polyimide film. Such a cell unit can be obtained by forming an ion-conductive polymer electrolytic layer formed by mixing polyethylene oxide derivatives with lithium salt on a negati... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5526742 | Method and apparatus for multicolor printing, particularly on textiles A method and apparatus are provided for successive application of printing dyes to textiles and other sheet materials. The printing dyes are cooled in separate and successive printing stations and a direct contact may be provided between a cooling surface... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5520106 | Multicolor printing system for the silk-screen printing of compact discs Apparatus is provided for the silk-screen printing of the top surface of a compact disc. Each compact disc is registered in a precise location prior to being printed. A compact disc is registered by an elongated registration pin which is raised vertically... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5517912 | Print screen alignment system A system for registering printing screens used for printing in series on a substrate which includes a plurality of outwardly projecting electrical switches, with a pair of the switches being positioned to engage a first side of a screen frame and at least... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515779 | Method for producing and printing on a piece of paper A method for producing a printed piece of paper wherein the paper is formed by forming fabric having knuckles disposed thereon. Color printing screens are provided having diagonals for depositing ink arranged at angles of typically 45° or more. The print... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515778 | Method and a device for printing disc-shaped registration carriers A method and a device for printing disc-shaped registration carriers, whereby a print built up of several colors is provided on the registration carrier. Use is made of a printing cylinder, which is moved over a few printing plates, which have been moiste... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5503067 | Squeegee for printing apparatus This invention relates to a flood bar and squeegee for printing apparatus. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the flood bar or squeegee comprises an elongated member having an ink engaging face. A plurality of spaced apart fins are ar... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5497699 | Method of silk screen printing on a rough surface such as a football A method for applying and reproducing an original visual image such as an oil painting or photograph onto a rough vinyl or leather surface using silk screen ink techniques for a high resolution permanent image transformation, especially useful on objects ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496587 | Method for printing a metallic appearance on moldable sheet plastic A method for coating plastic sheet material such that an article formed from the plastic sheet material and having interior and exterior surfaces will have a metallic appearance. Two layers of ink are applied to the surface of the sheet material which wil... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5493969 | Screen printing apparatus and screen printing method A screen printing apparatus for printing a printing paste to a to-be-printed object, includes a positioning stage for positioning and fixing the to-be-printed object, a screen printing plate disposed above the positioning stage, a printing squeegee moved ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5488901 | Device and method for stretching a screen on a roller frame A device for stretching a screen on a roller frame includes at least three torsion stations and a support structure. Each torsion station includes a torsion tool, for example, a wrench head, which can be attached to one end of one of the sides of the fram... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5487340 | Card printing method, original positioning holder, and car printing paper In card printing, to allow registration and positioning of card-like originals C when making a master plate by duplication to be accomplished both easily and accurately, the card-like originals are positioned and set up on an original positioning holder f... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5485781 | Apparatus and method for screen printing a rigid object with cleaning of the print side of the frame The apparatus for screen printing from one edge to the other of an object of a rigid material, beside the conventional components for screen printing, includes a scraper, acting on the lower face of the printing frame, for removing ink from the portion of... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5483882 | Screen adjustment and reset device for printing apparatus and the like This invention relates to a device, a system and a method for locating a printing screen at a selected starting position for printing operations and for resetting the screen to the starting position for its adjustment relative to an article. The device in... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483884 | Method and apparatus for setting up a stencil printer A sensor system (56) for measuring various parameters of a stench printer (10) includes a test fixture (58) having a plurality of sensors (64--64 and 68--68) arranged therein. The test fixture (58) is adapted for substitution with a conventional PWB (16) ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483881 | Method and apparatus for controlling multi-station screen printers A screen printing apparatus comprising a plurality of print stations arranged in a circle and an equal plurality of platens carrying objects to be printed by the print stations. Objects to be printed are placed on platens at a loading/unloading one of the... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5477779 | Printing drum and method for attaching heat shrinkable screen A printing drum mounted rotatably in a printing machine, the printing drum including an ink-permeable peripheral wall, with ink being fed from the inside of the ink-permeable peripheral wall, and an ink-permeable screen formed of a heat-shrinkable materia... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5478699 | Method for preparing a screen printing stencil To prepare a screen printing stencil, a pattern of resist, having a complementary design to the final screen printing stencil, is applied to a conductive mandrel. A patterned layer is electroformed onto the exposed surface of the mandrel such that the lay... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5473981 | Screen printing plate In a woven cloth type screen printing plate for screen process printing, the screen printing plate has a first area through which a smaller amount of ink is passed and a second area other than the first area wherein each of component yarns A disposed in t... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5471924 | Method and apparatus for drying an object during transportation In a method and apparatus for printing on objects using a screen printing procedure, the print image applied to a respective object is dried by UV-rays produced by at least one UV-radiating device. Drying of the applied print image is effected during a tr... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5462768 | Screen printing process using water-based chemical composition A method of screen printing water-based chemical compositions is provided, where the water-based chemical compositions are virtually solventless, that is, having less than 12% volatile organic solvents when press ready, and the method produces screen prin... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5456169 | Process and apparatus for printing on flat individual articles In a process and apparatus for printing on flat individual articles such as CDs by means of offset printing, the surface to be printed upon and the offset printing cylinder which is rolled against the article are adjusted relative to each other to produce... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5456172 | Screen printing machine and method for assembling same A serigraphic printing apparatus having increased color and printing station/open station capabilities. The apparatus is constructed by linking two independent and obsolete screen printing machines together by a unique assembly to enable multi-function sy... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5455129 | Holographic products with sealed edges A holographic product with sealed edges which will resist delamination before and after attachment to a substrate when exposed to moisture or abrasion resulting from ordinary usage. The holographic product comprises a transparent abrasion resistant moistu... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452655 | Screen printing apparatus for printing of viscous material An apparatus for printing a viscous material onto a surface of a board through the medium of a screen having openings therein. The apparatus comprises a viscous material dispenser (S) of the type having a box-like housing (A) in which a chamber (5) for co... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5450790 | Method of making decorated hose A hose having a multicolored decoration and method for making in which the decoration appears to be a tattoo on the skin of the wearer under the hose. The illusion is created by screen printing water based acrylic inks onto the hose wherein the properties... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450789 | Stencil printing method To allow a highly accurate superimposition printing to be accomplished in a simple manner without requiring any complicated positioning work, a plurality of stencil master plates A, B and C are formed in different parts of a single stencil master plate sh... | 09/19/1995 |
