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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4493255 | Multi-station sheet rotary offset printing machine To permit modular construction of a multiple sheet-fed rotary offset printing machine, for selective multi-color prime and/or verso printing, printing stations are constructed to position the blanket cylinders (17-20, 59-62) and the printing cylinders (21... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4480545 | Offset press having two printing units with alternate path delivery cylinders An offset press is provided with two printing units, the first of which is a typical offset unit and the second of which is adapted to effect number printing, relief printing or perforation or the like. The second printing unit is provided with a printing... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4471693 | Apparatus for feeding cardboards to a carton making section An apparatus of feeding cardboards to a carton making section in the course of which they are individually printed in ink of different colors station by station, the apparatus including a conveyor unit located between each adjacent stations, which conveyo... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4450766 | Unit-to-unit register adjusting apparatus of multicolor printing machine Substantially triangular shaped register marks are applied to respective plate cylinders of a multicolor printing machine. Each register mark is made up of a first side extending laterally of axial direction of a plate cylinder and a second inclined side ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4449450 | Retractable propulsion apparatus for cardboard box printing machine Cardboard box forming and printing machine on which it is possible to effect a change of block on the printers without loss of time detrimental to the output of the machine. The printing modules of the machine are equipped to enable lateral translation ei... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4444106 | Arrangement for selectively connecting coaxial gear wheels of a gear train of a dual mode printing machine A printing machine which has a plurality of printing units each including several rollers is equipped with a gear train which drives at least one roller of each of the printing units. At least associated two of the gear wheels of the gear train are coaxia... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4438697 | Rotary sheet printing machine A rotary sheet printing machine with a plurality of successively arranged printing mechanisms has a drive motor, a rotatable shaft extending between the printing mechanisms, a planetary transmission for each of the printing mechanisms and having a planeta... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4409895 | Expansible rotary offset printing machine To permit, selectively, positioning of drums or cylinders in rotary sheet printing machines having, selectively, different functions, a cylinder layout is provided, generally in form of an inverted Y, which permits placing, selectively, blanket cylinders,... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4410898 | Multicolor heat-sensitive recording apparatus A multicolor recording apparatus includes a number of recording sections for applying different colors of inks. A main transport path travels through all recording sections, while bypass paths are provided for recording sheets which are to be recorded mon... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4408525 | Arrangement for low-vibration sheet transfer between printing units on multi-color printing presses An arrangement for the transfer and conveyance of sheets between first and second printing units of a multi-color lithographic press which includes a receiving drum in the first printing unit, a feed drum in the second printing unit, impression cylinders ... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4404905 | Verso printing unit in the delivery of a sheet-fed rotary printing press An apparatus for printing the back, or "verso", side of a sheet being fed from a sheet-fed printing press into a delivery unit, the sheets being conveyed by an endless loop conveyor made up of a pair of laterally spaced conveyor chains. Cross members exte... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4370926 | Printing press for printing sheets of corrugated paperboard In a printing press, at least two inking arrangements are disposed relative to a plate cylinder so that one of the inking arrangements is moved toward the plate cylinder for application of ink onto the plate cylinder while the other is in a rest position.... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4321869 | Device for driving or synchronizing cylinders in offset printing presses Drive for cylinders of an offset printing machine having a gear train constructed of spur gears disposed as drive gears on respective shafts of the cylinders, and including clamping devices for synchronizing rotation of the cylinders, the clamping devices... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4241658 | Duplicating machine with duplexing capability A system for duplicating images on copy sheets utilizing an impression cylinder. The system provides for transfer of an image to one side of each sheet, and the sheet may then be reversed to locate the sheet on the impression cylinder, trailing edge first... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4222326 | Mechanism for controlling and smoothing a conveyed sheet in a multi-color printing press particularly applicable to printing in the verso mode A multi-color printing press including a first press unit and a second press unit with a conveyor interposed between them, the conveyor including a sprocket drum cooperating with a transfer drum on the second press unit. A pair of plenums having apertured... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4214526 | Drive for sheet-fed rotary printing presses with at least two tandem-mounted printing units Drive for sheet-fed rotary printing machines with at least two tandem-mounted printing units driven by a closed gear train and including a drive motor including a drive train driven by the motor and extending parallel to the closed gear train, at least tw... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4210078 | Apparatus for use on printing presses to insure optimum color density and to assist in making corrective adjustment A mechanism for sorting sheets from a printing press to assure proper color density and to assist in making corrective adjustment which includes a main conveyor for normally conducting sheets to a main delivery pile and having a transfer station. An auxil... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4203361 | Sheet-fed rotary printing machine Sheet-fed rotary printing machine having a plurality of rotatable sheet transfer drums forming a sheet travel path between respective printing units of the machine having a respective rotary impression cylinder, includes a plurality of stationary sheet gu... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4188883 | Rotary printing machine A rotary printing machine has at least two successive printing stations. A self-contained aggregate is located between these printing stations and can be inserted and removed from between them as a unit. The aggregate has a transfer roller which receives ... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4183296 | Drive system for sheet-fed rotary printing presses with tandem-mounted printing units Drive system for a sheet-fed rotary printing press with tandem-mounted printing units that are driven by a common motor through a main drive shaft and a closed gear train, at least two power input locations being provided in the gear train so as to form a... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4112842 | Drive for sheet-fed rotary printing presses with at least two tandem-mounted printing units Drive for sheet-fed rotary printing machines with at least two tandem-mounted printing units driven by a closed gear train and including a drive motor including a drive train driven by the motor and extending parallel to the closed gear train, at least tw... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4109574 | Control system for positioning units exhibiting dead times The printing cylinders or other functional units of a printing machine are engaged and disengaged by positioning units. When a positioning unit receives an activating signal, its response thereto includes a dead time or delay time. Because the activation ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4081723 | Printing machine A sheet printing station is arranged between a sheet pick-up station and a sheet discharge station. A plurality of linear motors is provided, including electrically conductive rails which constitute the stators of the motors and are mounted at opposite la... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4056056 | Rotary printing press A combined rotary printing press comprises an offset printer and a direct plate printer arranged in tandem. The offset printer comprises a transfer cylinder, a plurality of plate cylinders for applying an image to the transfer cylinder and an impression c... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4038921 | Means to connect printing presses in tandem Connecting means to connect first and second printing presses in tandem. A support member is mounted on a first printing press. A curved plate is mounted on said support member, said plate bridging the gap between an output of the first printing press and... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4033260 | Control system for multi-color rotary printing machines, especially for alternate one-side and two-side printing A sheet-representing signal is registered by successive shift-register stages in simulation of the travel of a sheet through a printing machine. Signal detectors connected to different register stages actuate moving units which in turn change the state of... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4015522 | Multicolor sheet-fed printing press A sheet-fed printing press installation comprised of a first press unit for printing on one side of a sheet and which is coupled by a chain type conveyor to a second press unit in which there is a transfer drum having a normal set of grippers and an auxil... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4014259 | Drive for multicolor sheet-fed rotary printing presses with tandem-mounted printing units Drive for multi-color sheet-fed rotary printing machines with tandem-mounted printing units driven by a closed gear train and including a drive motor is provided with a transmission or drive train driven by the motor and extending parallel to the closed g... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4014261 | Conversion device of a storage drum for sheet transfer An assembly of a sheet transfer drum, a sheet-turning drum and a storage drum mounted on a shaft and located therebetween for transporting a sheet between individual printing units of a rotary printing press, includes a change-over mechanism for convertin... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4000693 | Safe access arrangement for driven mechanisms in a printing press A safe access arrangement for a printing press having remotely located driven mechanisms normally enclosed by guards or covers and which are removable to provide access for observation, adjustment or servicing. Remote control modules are located under the... | 01/04/1977 |
| 4000691 | Rotary printing press with improved inking system The circumferential speed of driven ink application rollers is controlled to be less than the circumferential speed of the plate cylinders to which the ink application rollers supply ink and with which it is in friction-transmission connection. Preferably... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3999480 | Apparatus for effecting secondary printing in the course of paper delivery in addition to primary printing achieved within the body of an offset printing machine An apparatus for effecting secondary printing in the course of paper delivery in addition to primary printing achieved within the body of an offset printing machine comprises a delivery mechanism, a mechanism provided with a printing couple for performing... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3969826 | Apparatus for pre-adjusting the plate cylinders of printing presses In a multi-color rotary printing press equipped with a plate cylinder at each of a plurality of printing stations where a web is to be printed, the rotary positions of the plate cylinders are pre-adjusted to achieve registry of the printing applied at eac... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3960079 | Rotary printing press A rotary printing press for printing single sheets has a transfer drum for conveying sheets singly from a feeder table to the periphery of a printing drum rotating at a constant velocity. To make up for the lag introduced between the tail end of each shee... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3949670 | Multicolour offset press A multicolor offset press includes a printing unit having two sets of plate cylinders and blanket cylinders and a common impression cylinder which bears against the blanket cylinders. The impression cylinder has a diameter which is equal to three times th... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3946669 | Printing arrangement alternatively operated for one-side printing and two-side printing with control system therefor In first and second modes, the arrangement prints on only one side or on both sides of a sheet, respectively. A sheet is transported along a predetermined path through the arrangement and passes printing devices cooperating to effect printing of the sheet... | 03/30/1976 |
