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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975609 | Printing unit having a blanket cylinder which can be moved between a throw-on position and a throw-off position and corresponding printing press A printing unit is provided including a frame and at least a first printing group having a first plate cylinder and a first blanket cylinder which is intended to co-operate with a pressing cylinder. The printing group further includes a mechanism by means of which t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7845275 | Printing unit having a throw-off configuration which allows the risks of damage to the cylinders caused by winding the web of paper to be limited and corresponding printing press A printing unit for printing a web of paper is provided. The printing unit includes a frame and at least a first and a second printing group, each printing group including a blanket cylinder and a plate cylinder. The printing unit also includes a cylinder support an... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7823506 | Printing unit having different extents of movement of the blanket cylinders in order to reach a throw-off configuration and corresponding printing press A printing unit for printing a web of paper is provided. The printing unit includes a frame and at least an upper printing group and a lower printing group, each printing group including a blanket cylinder and a plate cylinder. The printing unit also including a cyl... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819057 | Print unit having blanket cylinder throw-off bearer surfaces An offset print unit includes a plate cylinder having an end, a rotatable plate cylinder support supporting the end and having a first bearing surface, a blanket cylinder having a blanket cylinder end, a rotatable blanket cylinder support supporting the end and havi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7775159 | Cantilevered blanket cylinder lifting mechanism An offset print unit includes a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder having an end and a blanket gear coaxial with the blanket cylinder, a drive axle or pinion supporting a gear driving the blanket gear and a blanket lift arm for selectively supporting the end to cant... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7581493 | Device and method for placing a roll against/removing it from a printing press A device is provided for engaging and/or disengaging a roller with or from a first mating roller. The device includes a second mating roller, with which the roller is engaged, and with a basic unit, with which the roller can be moved to or away from the first mating... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7571678 | Distributor unit for liquid substances A distributor unit includes a reservoir (7) containing a liquid substance, an anilox cylinder (8) and a cliché cylinder (9) onto which is movably fitted a cliche jacket (18), the reservoir (7), the anilox cylinder (8) and t... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7409908 | Method for transporting printing plates using the plate and blanket cylinders An apparatus positions a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder in a transport position for assisting in transporting printing plates. The apparatus spaces the blanket cylinder and plate cylinder apart from one another such that a pressure acting on a printing plate ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406916 | Conservation of energy transfer during an emergency stop According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating a multi-unit printing arrangement, including multiple individual motors is provided. The method comprises the steps of operating the multi-unit printing arrangement, stopping the m... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392742 | Devices for supporting and adjusting a form cylinder in a printing group of a rotary printing press A forme cylinder is supported and adjusted in a printing group of a rotary printing press, which group includes a transfer cylinder and a counter-pressure cylinder, which two cylinders include interacting support elements. The forme cylinder does not include a suppo... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392741 | Supporting and releasably holding device for a printing cylinder hub A printing machine color assembly presenting a main or cliché-carrying cylinder (2) and an interlocking or screened cylinder (3), each carried at its hubs (2a, 2b; 3a, 3b) by first (4a | 07/01/2008 |
| 7350464 | Modular printing unit In order to provide a printing unit (1; 50) of modular design with the lowest possible expenditure on construction and high flexibility, the printing unit (1; 50) of modular design for printing webs (29) has a stand (2; 2′; 54), which i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341001 | Printing unit arrangement in a web-fed rotary printing press A printing unit arrangement in a web-fed rotary printing press includes at least one printing unit 2a having a first and second plate cylinder 4,6 and associated first and second blanket cylinders 8, 10 which are mechanically coupled via ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7321212 | Restricted motion motor control with visual indication A visual indication for a motor controlled shaft, especially useful for retrofitting hand controlled printing presses. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316182 | Ink proofer arrangement including light source for curing ink An ink proofer arrangement includes an ink proofer tool, a cylindrical drum roller, a drive motor adapted to rotate the roller and a first movable mounting assembly to retain the ink proofer tool adjacent to and in a non-contact position with the roller, a first var... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293503 | Slide-in print unit for a variable format in offset printing A slide-in print unit for a variable format in offset printing includes a machine frame. A counter pressure cylinder, rubber blanket cylinder, and plate cylinder are positioned within the machine frame. A drive mechanism for the cylinders includes a joint drive for ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287472 | Printing unit with ink transfer roller and bearing blocks including support elements for ink chamber A printing unit of a printing machine has at least one ink transfer roller, and at least one bearing block movable relative to the printing unit frame, in which, in the printing position, one end of the ink transfer roller can be supported, and which releases that e... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285247 | Apparatus and method for operating a fuel reformer so as to purge soot therefrom A method of operating a fuel reformer includes advancing a first air/fuel mixture having a first air-to-fuel ratio into the fuel reformer. The method further includes determining if a soot purge is to be performed and generating a purge-soot signal in response there... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281473 | Ink proofer arrangement including movable ink proofer tool holder An ink proofer arrangement to generate consistent and reliable ink draw-downs irrespective of the size of the substrate or the user preparing the ink sample. One example embodiment includes an ink proofer arrangement and an ink proofer tool. The ink proofer arrangem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275482 | Ink proofer arrangement including substrate roll support and tensioner and method of using An ink proofer arrangement to generate consistent and reliable ink drawdowns irrespective of the size of the substrate or the user preparing the ink sample. The ink proofer arrangement includes an ink proofer tool, a cylindrical drum roller, a drive motor adapted to... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7258066 | Inking system for flexographic printing presses An inking system of a flexographic printing press with an anilox roller and a printing plate roller involved in color transport is shown. The positions of these two rollers relative to each other and to the impression cylinder are set using positioning elements that... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244281 | Method and apparatus for trapping and purging soot from a fuel reformer A plasma fuel reformer assembly for producing reformate gas includes a fuel reformer having an air/fuel input assembly, an electrode assembly, and a soot trap positioned downstream of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a se... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233014 | Medium detection apparatus and medium detection method A medium detection apparatus is provided with: a light emitting section adapted to emit light; a light receiving section adapted to detect reflected light and output an output value in accordance with an amount of the reflected light; a medium supporting section ada... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216585 | Shaftless motor drive for a printing press with an anilox inker An offset printing press includes a first plate cylinder, a first blanket cylinder for selectively contacting the first plate cylinder, an anilox inker for inking the first plate cylinder, and a first motor directly connected to the anilox inker for driving the anil... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213513 | Printing group pertaining to a printing machine having a linearly displaceable transfer cylinder A printing group of a printing machine is comprised of at least two cylinders, a forme cylinder and a transfer cylinder. The transfer cylinder can be moved between a print-on position and a print-off position along a linear adjustment path. Both of the cylinders in ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191703 | Web-fed press A web-fed press is provided. The web-fed press includes a reel carrier and a plurality of printing units arranged one after another for printing a printing material with a static printed image. The web-fed press includes a folder superstructure that is arranged afte... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184168 | Print approval of variable data documents Various systems and method for obtaining print approval for the printing of a variable data document by a print shop are provided. In one embodiment, a system is provided that includes a variable data document system employed to create a variable data document, the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178460 | Web-fed rotary printing press A web-fed rotary printing press, which is used for printing a web has at least four printing points or locations that are allocated to the web in an imprinting mode of the press. At least one of each two printing points or locations can be alternatively engaged with... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173356 | Independent direct drive for paper processing machines The present invention provides an electric drive, including a stator (4) and a rotor (3), for a paper processing machine, in particular a printing press having at least two rotary subassemblies (1, 2), the stator (4) and the rotor (3 | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159515 | Device for attaching a roller to an abutment moving essentially at the peripheral speed of the roller by means of a spindle-nut combination A spindle-nut combination for applying a roller to a counterbearing moved essentially at the circumferential speed of the roller. In order to be able to adjust the play of the spindle in a simple manner, an additional nut is associated with, and displaceable against... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156018 | Printing couple in a printing machine with a pivotable transfer cylinder A printing couple in a printing machine is comprised of at least three cylinders, a forme cylinder, a transfer cylinder and a counter-pressure cylinder. The counter-pressure cylinder forms a printing location or point in cooperation with the transfer cylinder. The t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152527 | Module for sheet-fed perfecting multi-color printing press, printing unit and sheet-fed perfecting multi-color printing press, and manufacturing methods therefor An apparatus and a method in which when both of two-stage type and impression cylinder connecting type sheet-fed perfecting multi-color printing presses are manufactured, there is no need for a manufacture of extra parts or an extra stock, and also the replacement a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150226 | Apparatus for positioning a roll in an inking or damping unit of a rotary press An apparatus is provided for positioning a roll in an inking or damping unit of a rotary press with respect to at least one adjacent roll. The axle of the first roll is mounted in at least one bearing arrangement that is movable with respect to a side wall of the pr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147217 | Paper binding system of image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same A paper binding system of an image forming apparatus, such as a printer and a copier, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which finishing processes such as stapling and folding are performed by exactly gripping papers ejected from the image formi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140295 | Printing group including cylinders supported for movement A printing group of a printing machine is comprised of a pair of cylinders each having a circumference that corresponds essentially to a length of a section of a side to be printed. The effective generated surface of at least one of the cylinders comprises, at the m... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127991 | Method and printing unit for influencing lateral web spreading in particular in rotary presses A printing unit for influencing lateral web spreading in particular in rotary presses, which makes constant contact conditions possible across the width in the rubber-rubber nip and improves the lateral-register quality and the web run without using concave or conve... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124683 | Device for regulating cylinders in a printing machine A pressure force exerted by first and second cylinders upon at least a third cylinder in a printing machine is regulated by a pressure regulating device. The device can also be using for moving a first cylinder and at least one second cylinder into and out of contac... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117792 | Method and devices for regulating at least one cylinder in a printing press The forces exerted by actuators are detected and devices are provided, which use those detected forces to regulate a pressure force exerted by one cylinder against another cylinder in a printing machine. The several forces can also be used for placing or removing on... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
