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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001894 | Roller of a printing machine comprising a device for generating an axial oscillating movement of the rotating roller A roller of a printing machine includes a device for use in the generation of an axial oscillating movement of the rotating roller. The device includes a drive that is comprised of a pump which pressurizes a working fluid. The pump is arranged inside of the roller. | 08/23/2011 |
| 7398731 | Press containing an oscillating doctor and oscillating roller moved together A press contains an oscillating doctor and a motor for driving the oscillating doctor axially. The press further has at least one oscillating roller (ink distributor roller and/or damping solution distributor roller) and an oscillating mechanism, via which the oscil... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380498 | Offset lithography system The inking system of an offset lithography press incorporates certain rollers running at different speeds. The hard rollers do not oscillate and the form rollers and the soft transfer rollers of the inking system oscillate endways. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7280947 | Gear-driving-system designing system Featured are a system and method for designing a gear driving system. The designing system includes a characteristic setting section, calculating section and comparing section. The calculating section simulates an oscillation that is caused in the final gear of the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7207266 | Printing press A printing press contains a distributor roller, an oscillating roller which has a roller axle and a roller barrel, and a switching device for optionally releasing, in a first operating mode, and locking, in a second operating mode, an oscillating movement of the rol... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182339 | Thickness measuring system, having improved software, for use within a mail handling system, and method of using same A thickness measuring device for measuring the thickness dimension of an article being conveyed along a conveyor system comprises a rotary encoder, and a lever arm pivotally mounted upon the shaft of the rotary encoder. The lever arm has an end portion thereof dispo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7144095 | Inkjet printer incorporating an ink transfer roller An inkjet printer includes a support structure. An ink reservoir arrangement is mounted on the support structure. An array of printhead chips is mounted on the ink reservoir arrangement to receive ink from the ink reservoir arrangement. An ink transfer roller is rot... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134393 | Oscillation amount adjusting device for oscillating roller In an oscillating roller swing device including an oscillating roller, a rotating shaft having an inclined shaft portion, a cylindrical sleeve rotatably supported on the inclined shaft portion of the rotating shaft, a disk rotatably supported on the sleeve, and an o... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131377 | Oscillating mechanism for a distributor roll of a press An oscillating mechanism for a distributor roll of a press has a spatial crank mechanism. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127989 | Printing material processing machine, in particular printing press A printing material processing machine has an oscillating roll with a roll shaft, a roll barrel rotatably and translatorily mounted on the roll shaft, and an oscillating mechanism for moving the roll barrel to and fro along the roll shaft. The oscillating roll is mo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114437 | Method and apparatus for shifting a doctor blade A method for shifting a doctor blade in its longitudinal direction, the doctor blade being set against a cylinder of a printing machine, wherein the shift movement of the doctor blade is such that, for most of the time of the print operation, the shift velocity of t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111553 | Method of kneading ink of a printing press and printing press In a printing press, ink fountain keys are disposed to be movable toward and away from an ink fountain roller of an ink fountain to allow them to have a predetermined gap therebetween and hence the amount of ink to be fed to a downstream roller to be determined. The... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104197 | Oscillation amount adjusting device for oscillating roller An oscillation amount adjusting device for an oscillating roller has a sleeve detent plate for restraining the rotation of a sleeve. An operator manually loosens a sleeve locking bolt to render the sleeve rotatable relative to a rotating shaft supporting the sleeve.... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096787 | Printing press and method of controlling ink transfer roller A method of controlling an ink transfer roller is provided. This method achieves stabilized printing quality by evenly distributing ink transfer actions of the ink transfer roller for the number of rotation of a plate cylinder. The ink transfer action of an ink tran... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7086330 | Drive of a printing group A printing group includes at least one printing group cylinder and one inking system with at least one roller. The printing group cylinder and the inking system are driven for rotation by different drive motors via respective mechanically independent transmissions. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077061 | Drives for a printing group A printing group, which includes at least one rotation element, that can be rotated about its longitudinal direction, and than can also be displaced axially, includes a drive. That drive for the rotational element can be a drive motor which is independent of the dri... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7021215 | Method for adjusting press speed and ink temperature A method for operating a printing group and to the use of a printing ink. 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. The ink itself is ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004070 | 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. The ink itself is temperature regulated in response to production speeds to maintain the ink... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6901856 | Inking system comprising rollers An inking system is comprised of rollers. At least one roller has a barrel with at least two separate sections. One of these casing sections is arranged in a manner which permits it to be changed independently of the other casing section. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892637 | Self-inking stamp with ink cartridge barrier A stamp pad holder for use in a self-inking hand stamp. The stamp pad holder has a stamp die box that holds a stamp forming material, ink cartridge and plastic within the die box. The stamp forming material is placed at the bottom of the die box. A pre-inked ink car... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886461 | Short inking system for a rotary printing machine A short inking unit for a rotary printing machine is provided. The short inking unit includes a changeable machine glazing cylinder. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6886460 | Method for conditioning a printing ink in a printing press and printing press for carrying out the method A method for conditioning a printing ink in a printing press includes providing an ink duct roller and a metering device, operating the ink duct roller in conjunction with the metering device for liquefying the printing ink before a start of printing, and providing ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874416 | Printing press A printing press comprises an oscillating roller capable of rotating circumferentially and moving axially in a reciprocating manner, and does rainbow printing on a sheet, supplied from a feeder, in a printing unit. The printing press includes an oscillation width co... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868784 | Form roller apparatus for printing press A form roller apparatus for a printing press includes an ink form roller, compression coil spring, bolt, and U-groove. The ink form roller is in contact with an oscillating roller, and slides in an axial direction to follow motion of the oscillating roller in an axi... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6827015 | Form roller for printing press A form roller for use in an offset lithographic printing press comprises a stationary shaft and an eccentric roller supported on the shaft for rotation around the shaft and for oscillation along the length of the shaft. One or more cams are mounted on the shaft for ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6810804 | Inking unit having distributor rollers oscillating at different speeds An inking unit for a printing machine, which is assigned to a printing form, includes a first distributor roller and a second distributor roller, the first distributor roller being in rolling contact simultaneously with two ink applicator rollers, and being axially ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6772685 | Combination of a distributor roller of a printing machine and a traversing mechanism therefor, inking unit and printing press having the combination A combination of a distributor roller of a printing machine and a traversing mechanism for the distributor roller, includes worm gearing with an externally toothed worm and a worm wheel meshing therewith. The worm gearing is disposed in the distributor roller. The i... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752077 | Printing press with a doctor blade device A printing press with a doctor blade device (24), which has a doctor blade (26), which can be placed against a cylinder (10), wherein the doctor blade (26) is caused to oscillate with a frequency of at least 1 Hz by an oscillator (38 | 06/22/2004 |
| 6732644 | Method for producing an effect upon an emulsion in a printing machine A method for producing an effect upon an emulsion formed of a printing ink and a dampening solution on a roller in a printing machine includes introducing oscillations produced by an oscillation exciting device of the printing machine, which oscillates at a frequenc... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6691612 | Driving device for printing machines A driving device for printing machines, having a rod for oscillatingly moving a distributor roller in axial direction, includes a joint via which the rod is connected to the distributor roller, the joint permitting relative movement between the rod and th... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6679173 | Method of tempering or controlling the temperature of a printing press A method of tempering a printing press with a circulating tempering medium includes regulating a temperature of the tempering medium. The temperature at a first measurement location is measured for purposes of control during production printing by the pri... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6672206 | Form roller for printing press A form roller for use in an offset lithographic printing press comprises a stationary shaft and an eccentric roller supported on the shaft for rotation around the shaft and for oscillation along the length of the shaft. One or more cams are mounted on the... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6615726 | Reduced vibration printing press and method A method for identifying a lateral position of a vibrator roll geared to a plate cylinder in a printing press includes the steps of sensing a reference lateral position of a vibrator roll, setting a counter to a setting corresponding to the reference late... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6595133 | Device for internal mass balancing in self-reciprocating rolls A device for internal mass balancing in self-reciprocating rolls, in which a balancing weight is arranged so as to permit a force (Fa) in the direction opposite to a reciprocating movement (A,B).... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578481 | Method and device for operating a rotary printing press A device for varying the stroke amplitude of at least one axially oscillating distributor roller in an application unit of a rotary printing press, includes a distributor roller drivable by a distributor stroke drive via a distributor stroke transmission ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6546865 | Drive for a distributor roller in a printing machine A drive for a distributor roller in a printing machine includes a drive cam for driving the distributor roller, the drive cam being formed with a cam track and having a rotational axis axially offset eccentrically with respect to a rotational axis of the ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6526883 | Multicolor ink transfer arrangement and method Differently colored inks are applied in close proximity to each other during inking of an etched or engraved surface of a die or plate in a printing press. The spacing between the inks is controlled by the pressure of a transfer roller against the die or ... | 03/04/2003 |
