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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079306 | Apparatus and method for cleaning guide rollers of a printing unit An apparatus and method for cleaning guide rollers of a printing unit, particularly a 9-cylinder satellite printing unit, of a web-fed printing press, is disclosed. A cleaning device having a cleaning body fastened to an actuating grip is insertable between the guid... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7726240 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a liquid supply device and cleaning unit. The liquid supply device supplies a transfer liquid to a first cylinder. The transfer liquid supplied from the liquid supply device to the first cylinder is transferred to a transfer target body... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7546803 | Letterpress printing machine A letterpress printing machine is disclosed including a rotary printing cylinder in which a relief printing plate is installed, a substrate surface plate on which a substrate is placed, an ink supply device supplying ink on the relief printing plate, a relief printi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7536953 | System for roll impregnation A pre-packaged cleaning system or kit is used for transport, storage and solvent impregnation of one or more fabric rolls used for cleaning components of printing machines. A container holds one or more fabric rolls, and one or more bags containing a solvent. When t... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7441502 | Printing apparatus and method for forming patterns for liquid crystal display device using the same A printing apparatus includes at least one printing nozzle for applying a material, at least one first printing plate, at least one second printing plate, at least one printing roll for transcribing a portion of the pattern material on one of a first substrate and a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434510 | Method for cleaning the screen stencil of a silk-screen printing device A cleaning method for the screen stencil of a silk-screen printing machine. According to the method, prior to an intermediate printing process designed to clean the screen stencil, the underside of the stencil is wetted with a cleaning agent that dissolves dye. An i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428868 | Device, kit and method for cleaning rolls in printing machines Device for cleaning rolls in printing machines, specially machines for executing prints on web-shaped paper-like material destined to the production of tissue paper, napkins, toilet paper and the like, characterized by the fact that it comprises: a nozzle (1)... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7373882 | Method for washing an anilox inking unit of a printing press In a method of washing an anilox inking unit of a press, a washing agent is introduced into the anilox inking unit. The washing agent is introduced into the anilox inking unit via a dampening unit or a part of the dampening unit. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353832 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively movable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is positione... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347143 | Air blowing device for printing press An air blowing device for a printing press includes a plate cylinder, blanket cylinder, impression cylinder, air blowing equipment, air suction equipment, and cover. The plate cylinder is rotatably supported. Ink from an inking device and dampening water from a damp... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338565 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively moveable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is position... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320283 | Nanoprinting method Patterns of nanometer and micrometer dimensions are printed on a substrate by first forming a solution or suspension of a liquid and a printing material and then applying a layer of the solution or suspension to the substrate. Then, without applying pressure, a stam... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312094 | Printing system and method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device A printing system for printing a pattern onto a liquid crystal display device includes a cliché having a plurality of grooves defining a pattern, a blade for filling a material into each of the plurality of grooves of the cliché, a clean chamber for cleaning the c... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293567 | Application of acoustic and vibrational energy for fabricating bumped IC die and assembly of PCA's A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving a screen printing process by applying vibrational energy to assist in the print release, cleaning, and drying processes. The vibrational energy or acoustic pressure waves may be created by a transducer where the wav... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270057 | Rolling element adjustment system In a printing press, an adjustment system for positioning a rolling element such as a form roller or an impression cylinder relative to a first cylinder having a first diameter and relative to at least a second cylinder adapted to replace the first cylinder and havi... | 09/18/2007 |
| RE39797 | Cleaning device for pressure cylinders of rotary printing presses A cleaning device (1) having a guide rail (3) with a longitudinally moveable carriage, to which carriage (4) a washing apparatus (5) is releasably affixed. The guide rail (3) is positionally adjustable for operationally placing the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249559 | Method for cleaning a porous printing surface by extruding liquid through surface Method and apparatus in which a first liquid is extruded through a porous plate to a first surface, a second liquid is externally applied over the first liquid on the first surface. The second liquid is subsequently removed from the first surface. In some embodiment... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7222568 | Method for flexographic multi-color printing using anilox rollers having different diameters A method for flexographic multi-color printing, wherein a print medium web is passed continuously through a flexographic printing press having at least two ink units, each ink unit including a printing cylinder, an anilox roller and an ink sup-ply system adapted to ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219605 | Cylinder cleaning apparatus An apparatus is arranged to clean a cylinder with cleaning liquid being supplied. The cylinder includes an outer surface to which impurities are adhered. The impurities are removed from the outer surface when cleaning. The apparatus includes a spray bar into which t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165495 | Apparatus for removing and/or recovering ink, printing machine including such apparatus, and method for supplying and/or recovering ink A printing machine in which excessive ink remaining in ink delivery tubings (20, 22, 24) each connecting an ink reservoir (16) to an ink supply source (18) can be quickly removed or rinsed out is provided. The printing machine according t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165494 | System and method for delivering and flushing ink and other liquids in a printing press An enclosed Flush/Rinse and inking system for inking and flushing printing presses is arranged to ink an anilox roller of a printing press, wherein the ink is dispersed from a centralized ink tank. Once inking is complete, the ink is returned to the ink tank, and us... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143694 | Method and apparatus for cleaning and erasing printing surfaces, in particular printing surfaces of forme and blanket cylinders in a printing machine The amount of cleaning media needed for cleaning the printing forme is determined with regard to the level of coverage with ink and/or image carrier material of a printing surface and/or from image data about the printing surface. An erasing and hydrophilizing appar... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143693 | Washing and cleaning device for cylinders, especially printing form cylinders and offset blanket cylinders in a printing machine An erasing and cleaning apparatus for cylindrical surfaces including a cleaning cloth transporting device which can be packaged with a cleaning cloth in a cassette. The cassette is exchangeably inserted between side walls of a positioning unit, the positioning unit ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134389 | Screen printing apparatus An efficiency is further improved in comparison with a conventional manual operation by automatically applying a material to a film-like body by a machine. A film-like body is delivered from a supply apparatus and is taken up by a take-up apparatus. A material is ap... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125456 | Method for cleaning a washing device of an offset printing machine The invention relates to a method for cleaning a washing device (5) of an offset printing machine, according to which at least one washing device of said offset machine, which comprises a spray bar (11), is removed prior to the cleaning process and pla... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101033 | Cleaning medium for ink-jet hard copy apparatus A printing system includes a printhead, a movable transport surface opposite the printhead and configured to transport a print medium relative to the printhead, and a cleaning medium in contact with the transport surface while at least one of the cleaning medium and... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089859 | Document with integrated coating A coated document with debris-removing characteristics which provides enhanced debris removal when printed using conventional printing devices is provided. The documents described herein may be coated on portions of both faces, and optionally contain self-adhesive l... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082875 | Dust collection apparatus of printing press A dust collection apparatus of a printing press comprises: delivery chains equipped with gripper devices for holding a printed sheet; spray nozzles for spraying a powder toward a printed surface of the sheet being transported by the delivery chains; a blowing device... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083038 | Automatic developing device, roller washing method, photosensitive material processing device, and preparation method for processing liquid A roller washing method for a photosensitive material processing device. The processing device processes a photosensitive material with a processing liquid while conveying the photosensitive material with a conveying roller. An idle roller is disposed in contact wit... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069854 | Soak on site and soak on press cleaning system and method of using same An improved method and system for cleaning a cylinder of a printing press. One method involves soaking a strip of cleaning fabric on a press with a low volatility organic compound solvent. Excess solvent, if any, is removed to place the strip of cleaning fabric in f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047881 | Nozzles for a cleaning installation of a printing machine The nozzle has a channel (24) in which a cleaning solution is injected under pressure, and an outlet (26) through which the solution is sprayed against a cylinder. The outlet (26) is formed by a first part (23) and a second part (25 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040228 | Self-contained vacuum module for stencil wiper assembly A vacuum plenum module of a stencil wiper assembly for wiping and removing excess material from a stencil of a stencil printer includes a wiper blade to wipe the stencil, a plenum chamber in fluid communication with the wiper blade, and a vacuum generator attached t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040826 | Imaging devices and related cleaning means Imaging apparatus in accordance with the present invention generally include a housing and a portal defined therethrough, whereby a vacuum filter cartridge can be placed in an operable position within the housing by way of the portal. The vacuum filter cartridge can... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032513 | Printing screen cleaning method and apparatus A printing screen cleaning apparatus and a method for cleaning a printing screen by employing the cleaning apparatus which includes a cleaning head having a wiping member and a backup member for sucking the paste via a wiping member while sliding the wiping member o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032516 | Printing process employing development-on-press type printing plate material Disclosed are a printing process employing a printing press comprising a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder, and employing a first printing plate material and a second printing plate material each material comprising a hydrophilic support and provided thereon, an... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024716 | Cleaning apparatus for screen mask An automated cleaning apparatus, employed wherein a paste-like printing agent having a low viscosity is used in a screen printing machine, comprising a cleaning unit constituted by an adhesive tape, an adhesive tape take-up body, an adhesive tape delivery body and a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014716 | Method of cleaning a cylinder of a printing press An improved method and system for cleaning a cylinder of a printing press. One method involves soaking a strip of cleaning fabric on a press with a low volatility organic compound solvent. Excess solvent, if any, is removed to place the strip of cleaning fabric in f... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011025 | Flexographic printing plate cleaner A flexographic printing plate cleaner comprises a linear actuator operably mounted relative to a plate cylinder carrying a flexographic printing plate; a frame carried by the linear actuator for movement along a path parallel to an axis of rotation of the plate cyli... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008487 | Method and system for removal of contaminates from phaseshift photomasks A system and method to clean the pellicle frame and adhesive ring of a photomask reticle are described. One embodiment includes a cover that isolates the photomasks from the pellicle frame. The reticle is secured between a spin chuck and the cover so that the photom... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997108 | Plate-making type printing press, multi-color printing press and plate-making type printing method The plate-making printing press is constructed by installing a plate-making apparatus in a printing press that supplies ink and dampening water to a printing plate and performs printing on a medium. In order to realize a high-precision plate-making operation, the pr... | 02/14/2006 |
