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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132507 | Energy-curable news ink containing soy oil An energy curable ink composition comprising an acrylate-functional derivative of soybean oil and one or more further acrylate-functional materials is suitable for printing on a cold-set lithographic press and is cured by exposure to an actinic radiation source loca... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127675 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and an image recording layer capable of drawing an image by exposure with an infrared laser, wherein the image recording layer contains (A) an infrared absorbent and (B) an iodonium salt represented by the... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8011300 | Method for high speed variable printing Systems and methods for high-speed variable printing are provided. Ink jet technology and lithographic systems may be combined in such a way to create a fully variable and high-quality print system. Ink is applied to a printing cylinder. An aqueous solution is then ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7913620 | Method of on-press developing overcoated lithographic printing plate A method of processing an on-press developable lithographic printing plate involving the removal of overcoat after imagewise exposure and before on-press development is described. The plate comprises a substrate, an on-press ink and/or fountain solution developable ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7891294 | Printing system A printing system includes a lithographic plate information printing unit, a variable information printing unit, and a control component. The lithographic plate information printing unit prints lithographic plate information on a recording medium using a lithographi... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7523704 | Lithographic offset press and lithographic offset press printing method An offset lithography printing press and method wherein dampening structure applies a thin moisture layer directly to a blanket cylinder to facilitate separation between the blanket cylinder and paper or other printable sheet material when passing through a nip betw... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7441500 | Method for forming printing roll patterns A method for forming a patterns includes applying ink onto an etching object layer; forming ink patterns on the etching object layer as a printing roll having convex patterns thereon rotates on the ink and removes portions of the ink which contact the convex portion... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314547 | Fountain solution recycling system for commercial printers A method of and apparatus for extending the life of fountain solutions used in commercial printing presses comprises withdrawing fountain solution from the dampener recirculation system of a printing press and directing the withdrawn fountain solution through a sedi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300744 | Method of processing light sensitive planographic printing plate material Disclosed is a method of processing a light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising an aluminum support, and provided thereon, a photopolymerizable light sensitive layer containing a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound, a photopolymeri... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296519 | Method and device for transferring a pattern from stamp to a substrate The invention relates to a method for transferring a pattern from a stamping surface (31) of a stamp (30) to a receiving surface (21) of a substrate (20). The pattern is transferred to the receiving surface (21) by successively bri... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288361 | Lithographic printing process A lithographic printing process which comprises the steps of: imagewise exposing to infrared light a presensitized lithographic plate which comprises a hydrophilic support and a removable image-forming layer containing an infrared absorbing agent having the absorpti... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285376 | Correction process of planographic printing plate Disclosed are a process of correcting a planographic printing plate with an image, and a correction solution for correcting the planographic printing plate; the process comprising the steps of scraping stains at the non-image portions or undesired images at the imag... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279113 | Method of forming a compliant template for UV imprinting A method of forming a lithographic template having an elastomer layer positioned between a body and an imprinting layer, the imprinting layer having a pattern formed thereon. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273007 | Portable printer coater A portable printer coater for use with a printing press includes: a counter for indicating wear on seal components, a system for installing and removing the coater without lifting, and a tensioner for improving lifetime of seals in the chambered doctor. The counter ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7240615 | Self-dampening ink compositions and method for lithographic printing using the same A self-dampening ink composition and methods for lithographic printing using a single fluid lithographic ink are provided in the invention in which the composition comprises glycerol in an amount greater than 0 to about 10 percent by weight, a nonionic surfactant wi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223438 | Patterning magnetic nanostructures A direct-write method for fabricating magnetic nanostructures, including hard magnetic nanostructures of barium hexaferrite, BaFe, based on nanolithographic printing and a sol-gel process. This method utilizes a conventional atomic force microscope tip, coated with ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214725 | Radiation-curable lithographic inks from multifunctional acrylate oligomers The present invention relates generally to radiation-curable ink formulations, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a family of radiation-curable ink formulations specifically for lithographic printing applications. The inventive ink formulations are b... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213516 | Method of processing laser sensitive lithographic printing plate A method of developing a laser sensitive lithographic printing plate with ink and/or fountain solution is described. The printing member comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer soluble or dispersible in ink and/or fountain solution and capable of hardening u... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214469 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method The present invention provides a lithographic printing plate precursor and a lithographic printing method using the lithographic printing plate precursor, which is capable of an image recording by infrared laser scanning and an on-press development and excellent in ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205094 | Coating fluid for printing plates and method of making a printing plate A coating fluid for printing plates which can be suitably used to make printing plates that permit images to be written in response to input digital data and that can be easily regenerated and reused. This coating fluid for printing plates comprises at least a carri... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196047 | Fountain solution concentrates Liquid concentrate components of a fountain solution are provided, including a liquid film-forming fountain solution concentrate and a liquid surface-tension reducing fountain solution concentrate. The concentrates and water can be combined together to form a founta... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192690 | Process of preparing planographic printing plate Disclosed is a process of preparing a planographic printing plate from a light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising a hydrophilic support and provided thereon, an image formation layer containing (A) a polymerization initiator selected from an a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191705 | Printing device and method, in which a humidity promoter is applied prior to the ink-repellent or ink-receptive layer In a method and device to generate a print image on a carrier material, a surface of a print carrier is coated with a layer which is one of ink-repelling and ink-attracting. In the structuring process, ink-attracting regions and ink-repelling regions are generated. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187472 | Active color control for a printing press A system for the accurate measurement and control of image color density on an operating printing press. The method and apparatus control the printing of a multicolored image by controlling the amount of each of the inks used to print an image based on the color den... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7162955 | Lithographic printing method and printing press Disclosed is a method of carrying out lithographic printing using a plate having an image recording layer capable of being developed with dampening water and/or ink, the method including: a development step in which a plate bearing... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147988 | Printing plate material, roll of a printing plate material and printing method A printing plate material including: a plastic support; a hydrophilic layer on the plastic support; and a back layer on the plastic support, being provided on the opposite side to the hydrophilic layer, wherein the back layer includes a matting agent, and a distribu... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143695 | Method for operating a printing group and utilization of printing ink A rotary printing press is operated using temperature controls. The temperature is set in accordance with a speed at which the printing press is operating. The temperature and speed are set to attain optimum printing results. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140297 | Printing process and manufacturing process of printing plate material Disclosed is a printing process employing a printing plate material obtained by providing, on a support, a coating solution for an image formation layer capable of forming an image by heating, the process comprising the steps of imagewise heating the printing plate ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140861 | Compliant hard template for UV imprinting A compliant UV imprint lithography template, which may also act as a thermal implant template, and methods for manufacturing it. The template essentially comprises a relief image and an elastomer adapted to adjust the relief image. In an embodiment, the relief image... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133060 | Method for applying images to wax articles A method for applying an image to a target wax article is provided. The method comprises the steps: a) forming a reverse of the image on wax-coated transfer paper; b) transferring and reversing the reverse image to produce the image on the surface of a carrier wax a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121204 | Method of lithographic printing without dampening liquid A method of printing is disclosed which comprises the steps of (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and a heat- or light-sensitive coating; (ii) image-wise exposure of the coating to heat or light;... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114443 | Method of delivering a fountain solution A method of preparing a fountain solution, a system for blending two or more concentrate components of a fountain solution, concentrate compositions, and articles of manufacture or kits comprising the concentrate compositions are provided. The method comprises combi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112282 | Fountain solution recycling system for commercial printers A method of and apparatus for extending the life of fountain solutions used in commercial printing presses comprises withdrawing fountain solution from the dampener recirculation system of a printing press and directing the withdrawn fountain solution through a sedi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107902 | Sheet-guiding device for a printing machine The invention relates to a sheet-guiding device in a printing machine. The object of the invention is to provide such a sheet-guiding device which in a printing/varnishing unit that is not involved in the printing/varnishing process, permits the smear-free passage o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108763 | Method for manufacturing multi-laminar wood sheets with printed patterns A method for manufacturing multi-laminar wood sheets by slicing from a flitch of natural and/or laminated wood sheets glued and pre-printed with a basic pattern. A basic pattern is printed on one or both faces of wood sheets obtained by rotary cutting or slicing a n... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100503 | Method and device for producing different printed images on the same print substrate In a method and system to generate a print image on a carrier material, the surface of a print substrate is covered with at least one of an ink-repelling and an ink-attracting layer. In a structuring process, ink-attracting regions and ink-repelling regions are gene... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089856 | On-press development of thermosensitive lithographic printing member Method of on-press developing a thermosensitive lithographic printing member with ink and/or fountain solution is described. The printing member comprises on a substrate a thermosensitive layer soluble or dispersible in ink and/or fountain solution and capable of ha... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089855 | Utilization of a printing ink in a printing group and printing group of a rotary printing press The tack of an ink that is used in a printing group of a rotating printing press, or the temperature of a rotating component in the printing group is selected or controlled. This selection or control is accomplished in a manner so that optimal printing is achieved. | 08/15/2006 |
