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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171848 | Manufacturing method of printing plate using free-seal, free-quantity liquid photopolymer sachet and apparatus using the same This invention is related to a manufacturing method of a printing plate by using a free-seal, free-quantity liquid photopolymer sachet and an apparatus thereof. Using this technology, the liquid photopolymer sachet is no longer to be limited by quantity with 3 dimen... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7997199 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing relief material for seamless printing A workpiece 70 is set to holding rotating means and then liquid-state photosensitive resin 10 is supplied to a resin applying smoothing unit 150 to mold the workpiece 70 into a uniform thickness while rotating the workpiece 70 and ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997198 | Plate drum loadable as a sleeve for an imaging device A cylindrically-shaped tube fitting over a cylindrically-shaped base body rotatable around an axis of rotation. The tube has a cylindrically-shaped inner surface defining a hollow region, a cylindrically-shaped outer surface, a first end, and a second end. The base ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963223 | Apparatus and method for bending a printing plate An apparatus and method for bending a printing plate is disclosed. A bending machine, in particular for the bending of printing plates which are used in printing machines, includes a pressure pad, which exerts the required clamping force on the printing plate during... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7908967 | Method for manufacturing printing plate A method for manufacturing a printing plate includes forming first trenches having a first depth into an insulative substrate, forming an organic film over the insulative substrate including the first trenches, and forming second trenches having a width smaller than... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7827912 | Hybrid optical head for direct engraving of flexographic printing plates An optical imaging head for direct engraving of flexographic printing plates, comprising: at least two groups of radiation sources, each group comprising at least one radiation source, wherein the radiation sources within each group emit radiation having the same in... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7810428 | Method of manufacturing pre-inked stamps and stamp member At stamp manufacturing blank printing plate (3) and inked porous base plate are brought to contact for the moment of creation of printing pattern. Blank stamping member for pre-inked stamp consisting from blank printing plate (3), made from porous ther... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798063 | Reducing back-reflection during ablative imaging A method includes exposing a plate on a support surface of an imager using one or more laser beams, the exposing while there is a metallic screen structure located on the support surface between the plate and the support surface such that the amount of back-reflecte... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7735420 | Imaging system with media carrier storage position An apparatus for imaging a media is able to accommodate, in an imaging position, a drum for loading flat sheets of media or a mandrel for loading sleeve media. The apparatus includes a storage position for locating the drum or mandrel when not in use and provides me... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7717038 | Magnetic plate for printing of optical effects This invention discloses a magnet for use as a printing plate or printing head that is used for aligning flakes or particles in a paint or ink. A composite sheet or block of magnetizable material is selectively magnetized so that a magnet is formed within the sheet ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7690300 | Steel intaglio printing method for producing a security document and steel intaglio printing plate and semifinished products therefor and method for production thereof A method for producing a security document having printed image 1 produced by steel intaglio printing and embossed microstructures 2 of an order of magnitude of less than 100 microns is carried out by one printing plate 8 on which both the steel... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7654200 | Photosensitive planographic printing plate and method of producing the same In a method of producing a photosensitive planographic printing plate according to the present invention, a web is coated with a coating solution, and a coating solution film thus formed is rapidly dried. For this drying, fresh air is blown onto the web W heated wit... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7506583 | Flexographic printing reflector A system for exposing a flexographic printing plate with light includes a light-providing subsystem and a reflector around the light-providing subsystem. The reflector includes a body and a plurality of miniature mirrors on an interior of the body arranged to reflec... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503258 | Method and apparatus for thermal development with development medium remover This invention relates to a method and apparatus for thermally developing a photosensitive element. The thermal development method includes heating the photosensitive element to a temperature sufficient to cause a portion of a composition layer in the element to liq... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7434511 | Image recording apparatus including a plurality of notch forming sections Punches 44 of punchers 41a to 41d each punch a plate P lying immediately thereunder to form a notch. Then, stopper pins 47 of the punchers 41c and 41d abut with the deepest portion of the notch, s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7424853 | Imaging system with media carrier storage position An apparatus for imaging a media is able to accommodate, in an imaging position, a drum for loading flat sheets of media or a mandrel for loading sleeve media. The apparatus includes a storage position for locating the drum or mandrel when not in use and provides me... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7412924 | Printing blanket assembly for a blanket cylinder including filler material at blanket ends A printing blanket assembly for a blanket cylinder of a rotary printing press includes a dimensionally stable support plate, and a printing blanket fastened to the outside of the support plate. A leading end of the support plate and a trailing end of the support pla... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7403725 | Imaging drum driving methods and apparatus providing automated setting of control parameters In a drum based imaging system where it may be necessary to change the drum to accommodate different imaging media sizes there is a need to adapt the drum rotational drive system to control the new drum load. An automated process for updating the control parameters ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398732 | Method for determining an image area to be exposed on a printing plate A method for aligning a printing plate, prior to imaging, on a platesetter includes the steps of: determining a leading edge of the printing plate; feeding the printing plate by the leading edge onto punch equipment resident on the platesetter; centering the printin... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380499 | Image recording apparatus and printing plate material A sheet printing plate material includes a plastic support having optical transparency for infrared light, and at least a hydrophilic layer and a thermosensitive image formed layer formed on the plastic support, wherein the sheet printing plate material is wound on ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370582 | Method for handling printing plates A method for handling printing plates includes moving the printing plates from a first process station to a second station by a printing plate holder. The process stations are all arranged on a cylinder circumferential surface around a mid-axis, and it is possible f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370579 | Printing blanket assembly for a blanket cylinder and method for producing a printing blanket assembly A printing blanket assembly for a blanket cylinder of a rotary printing press includes a dimensionally stable support plate with a printing blanket secured to an outer surface of the support plate. A filler material is arranged on at least one end of the printing bl... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363856 | Flat bed platesetter system The present invention provides a flat bed platesetter system and a method for its use, particularly for imaging printing plates. For providing a precise, continuous, rapid and format-independent system which is reliable, the present invention suggests to move the pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357077 | Data carrier, method for the production thereof and gravure printing plate The invention relates to a data carrier having a security element that is at least visually testable and has an embossing in at least a partial area, the embossing being a halftone blind embossing executed by inkless intaglio printing, and to a method for producing ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357078 | Method for making a multilayer printing blanket and resulting blanket A method for making a multilayer printing blanket whereof at least an outer layer is provided with embedded particles has the embedded in the surface of the outer layer by exerting pressure on said particles. Such a printing blanket is useful in the field of printin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354959 | Water-based inks for hydrogel lenses The present invention is related to water-based inks for making colored hydrogel contact lenses, in particular, colored HEMA-based hydrogel contact lenses. The ink of the invention comprises at least one colorant, water, and a water-soluble and actinically-curable b... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347144 | Method for carrying out a production change on a printing press with automated change of a printing plate An automated method is provided for carrying out a production change, which is specific to the printing plate, on a printing press. After a first print job is printed on a printing press, the printing of the first print job is stopped automatically after a predefine... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343856 | Apparatus for controlling the temperature of an exposure drum in a printing plate exposer An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a recording material, in particular a printing plate, in an exposer for recording printing originals. An exposer has an exposure drum for holding the printing plate, and has a cylinder. An internal pipe and webs connec... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338749 | Process for making flexographic printing plate A process for making a flexographic printing plate is provided, the process including a step of forming an image mask on a flexographic printing starting plate by discharging an oil-based ink by an ink-jet method, the flexographic printing starting plate having a su... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338613 | System and process for automated microcontact printing An automated process for microcontact printing is provided, comprising the steps of providing a substrate and a stamp; automatically aligning the substrate and stamp so that the stamp is aligned relative to the substrate to impart a pattern to the substrate at a des... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325421 | Printed loop fabric and method for producing the same The present invention relates generally to a printed loop fabric with improved graphic visibility and clarity which may be used as the female portion of a mechanical closure system. The loop fabric is generally comprised of a knit fabric, and more specifically, of a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7293303 | Method and device for repositioning patient in bed with safety features The invention described is a device and method for repositioning a patient in a bed. Bedding material positioned underneath the patient is wound by a ratchet system and a crossbeam that allows for the patient to be repositioned when the bedding material is drawn aro... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290487 | Method for producing flexo printing forms by means of laser direct engraving Flexographic printing plates are produced by means of direct laser engraving by a process in which the starting material used is a flexographic printing element, the relief-forming layer of which has a combination of a substantially hydrophobic, elastomeric binder a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287470 | Offset lithographic printing press having seamed sleeved printing blanket An offset lithographic printing press combined with a gapped or seamed cylindrical offset printing blanket having pre-made blanket material mounted on a cylindrical sleeve is disclosed, wherein conventional, manufactured blanket material in flat form is adhered to a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285177 | Thin-walled reinforced sleeve with integral compressible layer A sleeve for a print cylinder comprising a fiber reinforced, thin-walled material and having a seamless surface ready to be covered with a surface material. The sleeve may be used in flexographic printing, either as a support for photo-polymerized printing plates or... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275484 | Data carrier comprising a gravure printed image and methods for transposing image motifs into linear structures and onto a gravure printing plate A data carrier printed by line intaglio having a halftone image represented by irregular line structures in the manner of an engraving. The line structures are superimposed at least partly by fine structures rendered in positive or negative representation. Methods a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270058 | Photosensitive planographic printing plate and method of producing the same In a method of producing a photosensitive planographic printing plate according to the present invention, a web is coated with a coating solution, and a coating solution film thus formed is rapidly dried. For this drying, fresh air is blown onto the web W heated wit... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255438 | Pad transfer printing method for making colored contact lenses A method comprises the steps of (a) providing a water based ink in at least one cliché with a contact lens pattern; (b) transferring the water based ink from the cliché to at least a surface of at least a contact lens forming mold by means of at least a transfer p... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248278 | Apparatus and method for laser printing using a spatial light modulator The disclosure relates to a printing system having a linear diffractive spatial light modulator (LDSLM) assembly that diffracts light from a laser source according to or under the influence of an applied electric field applied to the LDSLM assembly. In one embodimen... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247344 | Method and apparatus for applying surface treatments to photosensitive printing elements during thermal development The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for applying a surface treatment composition to a photosensitive printing element during thermal processing. A photosensitive printing element is contacted with a web of absorbent material that is capabl... | 07/24/2007 |
