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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7658146 | Inking-pad printing system A pad printing system includes a pad printing machine and an object positioning device. The object positioning device is a multiple positioning device by means of which an object support may be consecutively positioned at a print station each time. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7430962 | Printing device and printing method using the same A printing device and a printing method using the same is disclosed. An air pocket is formed in a cliché stage to prevent a cleaning solution from permeating into a space between the cliché stage and a cliché plate, thereby preventing a lower surface of the clich... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7361285 | Method for fabricating cliche and method for forming pattern using the same A method for fabricating a cliché including: providing a transparent glass substrate; depositing a metal layer on the substrate; patterning the metal layer and thereby forming a first metal pattern; etching the glass substrate by using the first metal pattern as a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7232498 | Tire with raised indicia The present invention provides a pneumatic tire comprising raised indicia on a sidewall of the tire, the raised indicia comprising a plurality of superposed layers of a curable elastomer composition. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210405 | Printer ink supply system with viscosity control An ink supply system is used with a printer of the type in which ink is deposited in an engraved receiving region on a cliché plate and is scraped from the plate leaving ink in the receiving region. The ink supply system includes an ink cup having a hollow interior... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7140296 | Method for forming pattern of liquid crystal display device A method for forming a pattern of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes providing a cliché having at least a first groove structure having a first width and a second groove structure having a second width equal to at least a multiple of the first width and... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7063012 | Method for marking by pad-printing and sublimation, and sublimable pad-printing inks Sublimable pad-printing ink and a method of marking an object with the ink, wherein the ink includes a hardening transparent pad-printing ink base and at least one sublimable colored pigment. The hardening transparent pad-printing ink base resists a sublimation temp... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6983688 | Decoration for bags and cases and method for applying the same A custom decoration for bags, cases, portfolios and other business accessories (the “item”) that can be printed at an appropriate location directly on the otherwise-finished item is provided. The decoration comprises a single or multi-colored ink image transferr... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6931988 | Rotary head pad printer A rotary head pad printer includes a frame, a head mounted to the frame for rotational movement on the frame so as to define a plane and at least one pad assembly mounted to the head. The pad assembly reciprocates between an extended position and a retracted positio... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921550 | Etch resist using printer technology The present invention provides a printer and an inexpensive method for producing a printed circuit board using a printer configured to facilitate printing at least directly on a copper-clad substrate. The method includes the steps of feeding a copper-clad substrate ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6857362 | Pad printer cartridge and reciprocating table having bearing members An improved table and ink wipe cartridge for a pad printer consists of a table mounted to a base by a pair of parallel, nylon bearings. The bearings enable the table to slide back and forth easily without requiring conventional ballbearings and guides. The cartridge... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6813998 | Pad printing machine A printing plate is supported on a table slideably mounted on a frame for forward and back horizontal movement. A table lever has a handle moving in a vertical plane to slide the table for inking an image on the plate with an inverted ink cup or for moving the inked... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6715416 | Pod loader for transfer pad printing system A loader plate attaches to a cliche used in transfer pad printing to provide an extension surface from which a sealed paint pod may be introduced to the cliche allowing the cliche to remain in registered position while transferring paint pods. A magnet system allows... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6676991 | Etch resist using printer technology The present invention provides a printer and an inexpensive method for producing a printed circuit board using a printer configured to facilitate printing at least directly on a copper-clad substrate. The method includes the steps of feeding a copper-clad... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6626100 | Apparatus and method for a generic ink cup A universal ink cup for a pad printing machine. The universal ink cup includes a first cup having walls defining a reservoir for holding liquid. An engageable coupling is removably coupled to the first cup, for affixing the ink cup to the pad printing mac... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6604458 | Pressurized pad for printing three-dimensional spherical or curved objects Apparatus is disclosed for printing three-dimensional objects, particularly objects having a substantially spherical shape. A pad is provided for printing by means of pad printing. The pad has a silicon shape with a determined thickness, and is mounted on... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6584898 | Pad-printing ink cup The invention concerns a pad-printing ink cup fitted with at least one magnet (10). The minimum of one magnet (10) may be positioned at different heights relative to the plane of the doctor edge (22), the magnetic force effective in the said plane dependi... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6550381 | Transfer pad printing systems, plates and methods A transfer pad printing systems, pad printing plates and methods therefor including forming a metal plate having a Rockwell C scale hardness not less than approximately 55 and a thickness between approximately 0.015 inches and approximately 0.020 inches, ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6516716 | Method and apparatus for stamp marking with variable information A method for imaging a product with a pattern commences by forming a film of a wet or tacking marking material on a cliche. A negative of the pattern is ablatively imaged into the film on the cliche. The negative image then is pressure transferred from th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6470797 | Apparatus for pad printing a conductive picture on an irregular surface The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for transferring a conductive picture (12) to an irregular surface of a mobile phone casing (4) for shielding the mobile phone casing from electromagnetic radiation. It also relates to the print... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6405647 | Intaglio printing method, intaglio printer and touch panel An intaglio printing method for transferring a resin to a print receiving material, using an intaglio printing master having portions depressed in a printing shape below the surface of the printing master, includes the steps of: filling a resin paste comp... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6393981 | Multiple color printer having vertically moveable print pad A machine for printing a plurality of colored patterns on the surface of a contact lens has a plurality of parallel oriented print stations each of which has an image die and an ink cup for applying ink into the image in the die. A slide is moveable betwe... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378423 | Friction drive system floor conveyor A friction drive system floor conveyor includes a tubular guide rail laid along a conveyor line, a tubular support rail laid directly above, and disposed in parallel relation to, the tubular guide rail, multiple inverted J-shaped carriers having rollers p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378424 | Electronic part fabricated by intaglio printing and a method for fabricating the same A method of fabricating electronic parts is provided which is capable of forming fine patterns with high accuracy as well as easily fabricating a multilayered structure of a conductor pattern with high performance. The disclosed method includes the steps ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6363849 | Tampon printing machine having laser engraving device A tampon printing machine has at least one printing plate for having an engraving, an inking device that inks the engraving with printing ink and a printing pad that lifts the ink out of the engraving and transfers it to an object to be printed, wherein a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6314880 | Method for etching pad printing Cliche and pad-printing on a golf ball A method for etching a pad-printing cliche and printing an image therefrom on a golf ball comprising providing a film positive of an image; placing the film positive on a pad-printing cliche having a variable relief photocurable pre-polymer surface; curin... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6244172 | Tamp Pad Tamp printing of at least one picture (4) occurs by means of at least one tamp pad (1, 18, 24, 34) on a piece (3), which has boundary surfaces (5, 13) forming angles relative to each other, the tamp pad first printing in one direction (10) against a bound... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6123021 | Multiple color printer for printing on small objects A machine for printing a plurality of colored patterns on the surface of a contact lens has a plurality of parallel oriented print stations each of which has an image die and an ink cup for applying ink into the image in the die. A slide is moveable betwe... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6070527 | Plate material for laser plate making A plate material for laser plate making contains a thermoplastic resin, a light absorbing agent and a water repellent or an oil repellent.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5950534 | Ink dabber printing press An ink dabber printing press including a printing device, an ink dabber mounted to the printing device, and structure for changing the printing position so that different size objects to be printed can be accommodated.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5937754 | Ink well system for transfer pad printing machines The present invention is embodied in an ink well assembly for use with a transfer pad or tampon printing machine having a image plate. The ink well assembly of the present invention includes an ink reservoir for holding ink, a receiving area for securing ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921177 | Pad printing machine This invention is to improve cam structure that can maintain precise moving time between a printing plate and a printing pad in a pad printer. Cam disk moving horizontally during the printing process and other cam disk moving vertically along the printing... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915298 | Print head lifting device on tampon printing machines In order to fashion a print head lifting device of a tampon printing machine with as simple components as possible which is without play and of low maintenance, a crank link 3, 4, 6 is provided for having a driven crank 3 and a link 5 borne on a machine f... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5906160 | Method of ensuring sealing between an inking cup and a plate in a pad-transfer printing machine In a method which ensures unexceptionable sealing between a plate extending on a plate-holding table of a pad-transfer printing machine and an inking cup movable along the plate in contact with a face thereof, the plate is deformed pneumatically towards t... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5893326 | Ink cup and method for using same A device, apparatus and a method for containing a liquid within a liquid reservoir using a magnet and applying the liquid to a depression in a plate that is responsive to a magnet are disclosed. In particular there is provided a device for applying a liqu... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5852972 | Transfer printing pad socket assembly A print pad socket assembly for transfer printing is provided. The print pad socket assembly includes a socket member having a side wall and a central post member. A print pad is hand-installed into the socket and includes a seat region for securing the c... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5832835 | Soft doctoring cup A doctoring cup particularly suited for inking non-flat plates includes a plate contacting edge with an "Ease of Flex" parameter greater than about 0.020 lb-1. Ease of Flex is defined as 1/(Mt2), where t is the thickness of the plate... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5806419 | Pad printing system and process of printing A pad printing apparatus is provided with a sealed ink cup for the printing of long images having a length greater than the diameter of the ink cup. The ink cup is caused to move lengthwise of the image and the movement of the image transfer pad is in a d... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5802972 | Tampon printing process A tampon printing process which uses a printing plate having at least one printing form at its surface, wherein the printing form is filled with printing medium at time intervals and the printing medium is subsequently transferred from the printing form o... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5746129 | Compliant doctoring cup A compliant doctoring cup particularly suited for inking non-flat plates includes a body defining a cavity for containing ink and a blade with two free ends coupled to the body along a periphery of the cavity. The body of the cup defines a channel general... | 05/05/1998 |
