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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4569306 | Varnish coater for printed product In a varnish coater, a set of a blanket cylinder and a form roller and a set of a pan roller and a metering roller are driven by different drive sources. One-way clutches are arranged between the blanket cylinder and the form roller and between the form r... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4556011 | Multicolor tinter tank system A multifluid dispensing system especially suited for web tinting machines or the like. A plurality of fluid and, optionally, air-tight tanks are provided. In a recirculating embodiment, the tanks feed fluid to, and receive fluid from, two manifolds. The u... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4540595 | Article identification material and method and apparatus for using it An ink that fluoresces in the near infrared is used to mark documents such as bank checks for automatic identification. Markings with this ink are reliably detectable, even in the presence of other markings commonly found on such documents. The preferred ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4524712 | Varnish coater for printed product In a varnish coater for a printed product, a blanket cylinder and a form roller are respectively supported by eccentric bearings to throw on/off the blanket cylinder with respect to the form roller and an impression cylinder and throw on/off the form roll... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4501224 | Continuous tag printing apparatus A continuous tag printing apparatus is disclosed wherein a strip of tags is not wasted, and cut tags are easily aligned. The continuous tag printing apparatus has a feed mechanism for feeding the strip, a printing mechanism for printing desired informatio... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4485736 | Ink-dispensing system and method for silk-screen printing having squeegee stroke movement counter Disclosed is a system for dispensing ink to a silk screen for printing thereby. A squeegee is reciprocated relative to the silk screen and each cycle of movement provides an air pulse to a counter. The counted pulses are compared with a preset number of p... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4480548 | Device for varnishing systems to prevent varnish drying in out of paper size side zones of rollers A roller cleaning device for a varnishing system in a printing press has liquid-supplying means pivotally arranged above the rollers conveying varnish. The spatial distribution of the liquid-supplying means differs over the length of the rollers. The liqu... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4446814 | Device for applying a fluid, in particular lacquers on printed sheets or continuous webs A device for application of lacquer or the like to a sheet in a printing press. The lacquer is applied by an applicator cylinder having an associated applicator roller. Lacquer is fed from a fountain having a fountain roller which is slowly driven, the la... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4423676 | Method and apparatus for printing composite designs on fabric Variegated composite designs (11) are printed on a surface of a length of fabric (12) by a two-stage printing process in which first, sharp, unmodulated color background portions (14) of the design are first applied by a conventional contact printer (13) ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4414913 | Thermo-engraving machine for printing in relief A thermo-engraving machine has safety, energy conserving and convenience features. The thermo-engraving machine receives a freshly printed sheet, passes it through a device for depositing powder. It heats the powder to cause the powder to melt, then cools... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4399767 | Varnishing unit in the delivery unit of a sheet-fed rotary printing press An apparatus for varnishing a sheet being fed from a sheet fed printing press into a delivery unit, the sheet being conveyed by an endless loop conveyor made up of a pair of laterally spaced conveyor chains. Cross members extend between the chains at regu... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4372244 | Varnishing units on printing presses A varnishing unit for applying varnish in a strip of selected width on a sheet carried on the impression cylinder of a printing press distinguished by use of a plurality of adjustable varnish blocking rollers arranged adjacent a fountain roller between a ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4369734 | Varnishing assembly in a printing press having self-cleaning feature A varnishing assembly in a printing press for applying a layer of varnish to a sheet on a press cylinder. The assembly includes a varnish fountain made up of a tray and fountain roller with an applicator roller interposed between the fountain roller and t... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4343837 | Tipper for embossed cards and removable cassette for use therewith An improvement in a device for tipping an embossed workpiece, such as a credit card, the device being of the type having a frame supporting a stationary bed for receiving the workpiece and a heated platen reciprocally driven through a cycle toward and awa... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4337719 | Mandrel support means for container decorating apparatus A mandrel wheel assembly is disclosed for use with an apparatus for the continuous decoration of containers such as cylindrical cans, and comprises a circular mandrel wheel having a plurality of regularly spaced mandrel assemblies mounted transversely abo... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4308796 | Offset lithographic press with ink metering system for blanket cylinder Disclosed are improved methods and apparatus for printing, including equipment for adapting an offset press so that it may be operated flexographically, either to coat stock or print on it, without impairing the function of the press as an offset press. I... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4270483 | Printing coater An apparatus is provided for attachment to the down-stream end of a conventional offset lithographic printing press for in-line coating of the printed work issuing from the press, with water-based polymer coatings, to protect the printing ink as the print... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4230065 | Apparatus for printing and protecting ink indicia on fruits Apparatus for printing an indicium on objects, fruits and the like with an ink which may or may not be water soluble, but which is preferably of a type which may be readily consumed by humans without damaging effect, the fruit being successively pre-orien... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4182261 | Credit card printer for fingerprints and solutions The present invention comprises a credit card printer apparatus which includes inkless fingerprinting directly on a medium, such as a check or credit card slip. The printer can include a housing or bed having one or more replaceable cartridges with a pair... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4121202 | Display device having visible pattern A display device comprising at least a pair of electrodes chargeable to opposite polarities from each located relative to a background which provides a first degree of contrast when the electrodes are not charged and a second degree of contrast when the e... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4055142 | Method and apparatus for performing a plurality of sequential operations upon each of a series of articles Apparatus for performing a plurality of sequential operations upon each of a series of articles. In the exemplary embodiment, such apparatus is arranged to perform a two stage coating and printing operation on the outer surface of cylindrical tubes. A rot... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4042092 | Duplicating method Continuous ink-supply method for duplicating machines such as typewriters to alleviate the necessity for using and replacing conventional ribbons. Method employs a thin film strip or band which has an affinity for liquid ribbon ink, and an inking means fo... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4029012 | Two-part inkless applicator for fingerprints The present invention comprises an apparatus for inkless fingerprinting directly on a medium, such as a check. The apparatus can include a stamp housing having a replaceable cartridge with a pair of reservoir resilient foam cell pads having a semi-sealed ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3995583 | Continuous liquid curing system for the manufacture of insulated conductors Apparatus is provided for continuous manufacture of insulated conductors and includes an extruder and an elongated chamber having a first curing section immediately following the extruder and a second cooling section following the first section. Both sect... | 12/07/1976 |
