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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006616 | Ink applicator for printing roller A printing roller has an outer surface and is rotatable in a rotational sense about a roller axis. A liquid applicator has an upstream blade having an edge engageable with the roller surface and a downstream blade having an edge engageable with the roller surface do... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997197 | Closable ink cartridge for printer roll A printer having a roll with a radial outer roll surface has an ink cartridge having a housing itself having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls bridging the side walls and defining therewith a downwardly open mouth juxtaposed with the roll surface. One of ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987783 | Doctor blade system, doctor blade clamping device, chambered doctor blade system, printing unit, method for clamping a doctor blade, and method for attaching a clamping portion of a chambered doctor blade A doctor blade system for printing units is disclosed, which is arranged for applying ink, or the like to a rotatable cylinder in a printing unit, comprising an elongated frame, having a support and at least one clamp, which frame is arranged parallel to and outside... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7921773 | Doctor blade system A doctor blade system utilizes a lightweight doctor blade chamber to apply ink to an inking roller. The doctor blade chamber is removably positioned on a support plate which is, in turn, carried by linear guides on pivotable end plates. A rigid box beam is also atta... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7779758 | Ink recovery system with shuttle member A system to remove most or substantially all of the residual ink from an ink chamber prior to post print washing, said ink chamber comprising an ink chamber profile provided with a space for ink, at least one inlet and at least one outlet, and with upper and lower d... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7337720 | Doctor blade design for metering ink transfer to anilox cells A dual-doctor blade assembly that can accurately meter ink delivery to the anilox cells on the anilox roll of a flexographic printing system. The system utilizes a retractable dual-blade configuration in conjunction with an ink chamber and a gap between the lower do... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7287471 | Ink reservoir doctor blade A color chamber doctor blade has two doctor blade knives oriented in a roof-like fashion against a roller, from which the two doctor blade knives can be fixed on a doctor blade chamber body by means of a clamping plate. The clamping plate is in active connection wit... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7243600 | Ink pan for a rotogravure printing press An ink pan for a rotogravure printing press has a reservoir and a dam. The dam is located within the reservoir and divides the reservoir into an intake section and an outtake section. A gate is within the dam. The gate has an open position and a closed position. Whe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234396 | Ink applicator having movable bar and blade for opening and closing ink gap An ink applicator has at least one generally stationary mounting part, a fixed elongated bar fixedly mounted on the mounting part and carrying an elongated applicator blade, and a movable elongated bar mounted on the mounting part, extending parallel to the fixed ba... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228800 | Doctor beam having a corrosion-resistant fiber coated channel A doctor beam (1) is provided for a doctor blade for application in a printing unit. The doctor beam comprises a U-shaped channel. At least the U-shaped channel (3), which is formed in a metal beam, is provided with a fibre coating (6) preferabl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219603 | Ink supply unit for a flexographic press An ink supply unit for a flexographic press that is convenient for exchange of an anilox roll and an order of colors to be printed is disclosed. A time for test printing can be shortened, thereby enhancing a working efficiency. A pivot frame can move between a print... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188565 | Flexography ink roller unit A ink roller unit comprised of multiple ink rollers axially arrange in parallel on a turntable unit; the turntable unit being provided to a dancer; one end of the dancer being pivoted to a lateral shaft and the other end coupled to a drive unit; the dancer as driven... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7114442 | Chamber doctor blade device for inking a roller having delivery lines received in end areas of the doctor blade An inking unit for the printing couple of a double width printing press includes at least one roller. The inking unit consists of at least one, and possibly two chamber doctor blades. If there are two such chamber doctor blades, they are positioned side-by-side in a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7082874 | Short inking unit A short inking unit for a planographic printing unit that has a compact design and is operable for transferring an ink film to a form cylinder with high uniformity and stability. This short inking unit includes an applicator roll arrangement having a plurality of ap... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080901 | Printing unit and manufacturing line for manufacturing flexible organic EL display A printing unit include a plurality of ink supply members for supplying inks different from each other to a printing area or printing area-like portion, and a plurality of detecting systems, each detecting an amount of the corresponding ink accumulated on the printi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6971310 | Method of operation of a printing unit and printing unit for offset machine There is described a printing unit (1) for use in an offset machine. The printing unit enables wider application of offset machines (1). This is achieved by the coating means and the water application means comprising a unit (28) consisting of a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6941103 | Release agent management system with anilox roller A reproduction apparatus having a station for fusing images to a receiver sheet with a heated fuser roller has a release agent management system that uses an anilox roller. The anilox roller is made of metal or ceramic or other material and has a number of metering ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6832551 | End sealing of the doctor blade chamber An ink chamber for rotation printing machines having an ink roll that rotates around an axis during operation, an elongated doctor blade chamber body that limits the ink chamber at least on the side opposite the ink roll, two wedge-like doctor blades that can be set... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6799508 | Inking device for a flexographic printing machine anilox roll The invention concerns an inking device, called doctor blade chamber, for a flexographic printing machine anilox roll (2). Said doctor blade chamber, which comprises a closed box (4, 6) borne mobile (10) by a frame (8) for being sealingly... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6796231 | Shield for doctor blade holder For use with an ink chamber housing of a printing machine, a combination includes a doctor blade adapted to be secured to the ink chamber housing so as to extend outwardly therefrom, the doctor blade including a doctoring plate having a rear portion to be secured to... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792855 | Flexographic machine A flexographic machine comprising at least one inking unit that has lateral supporting means for a doctor body that forms at least partially an inking chamber and supports at least one first doctor blade and at least one second doctor blade; the inking unit further ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6739248 | Seal for chambered doctor blade A seal for a chambered doctor blade (10) of a printing machine, in the form of a rubber-elastic body, which is inserted at the end of the chambered doctor blade in a seal holder (18) and, with an obliquely applied lip (24), lies against the peri... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6672207 | Seal for chambered doctor blade A seal for a chambered doctor blade (10) of a printing machine, in the form of a rubber-elastic body, which is inserted at the end of the chambered doctor blade in a seal holder (18) and lies against the periphery of a roller (12) against which the chambe... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6655280 | Inking unit in a printing machine having a chambered doctor blade and multiple inking zones An inking unit in a printing machine includes a screen roller and an ink metering system subdivided into inking zones and assigned to the screen roller for performing zonal ink metering on the screen roller, the ink metering system having metering element... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6640703 | Gravure printing method using aquatic gravure ink and gravure printing machine for the same A gravure printing method is provided for printing characters or patterns with desired colors and tones on a base material with a printing drum set with 200 to 400 mesh lines and the depth in the range from 10 to 17μ. The ink may be process color of aqua... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637330 | Doctor blade system A doctor blade system with clamping device is provided for clamping a doctor blade, for example, in a doctor blade chamber without using screws and without having to use tools. A clamping mechanism, preferably pneumatic, counteracts the clamping by actuat... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6629496 | Device for end sealing of chambered doctor blade A device is designed to sealingly close an end of a chambered doctor blade (K). The chambered doctor blade (K,) has an elongate frame (K1) and two elongate doctor blades (K6, K7), which are arranged on the frame (K1) and define, together with the latter, ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6571705 | Doctor roller apparatus Apparatus for the metered coating of a printing machine roller with a liquid application medium, in particular for the metered coating of an ink applicator roller with printing ink, containing at least one doctor roller placed with its working surface ont... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6557465 | Printing machine with dual ink applicators Two ink applicators, each with an ink roll and an ink chamber, for supplying ink to a print roll, and one or more applicator adjustment mechanisms for retracting one ink applicator away from the print roll while the other ink applicator contacts and suppl... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6543359 | Detachable inking device for a flexographic printing machine, its embodiment, cleaning and use in such a machine Detachable inking device for a flexographic printing machine, its embodiment, cleaning and use in such a machine. This device comprises a chambered doctor blade (9) mounted on two lever-supports (13, 14) crossed by duct joining pieces (15, 16) respectivel... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539861 | Detachable inking device for a flexographic printing machine, its embodiment, cleaning and use in such a machine Detachable inking device for a flexographic printing machine, its embodiment, cleaning and use in such a machine. This device comprises a chambered doctor blade (9) mounted on two lever-supports (13, 14) crossed by duct joining pieces (15, 16) respectivel... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530320 | Segmented inking blade configuration at an ink feeding device The present invention relates to an inking blade configuration for an ink feeding device of a rotary press, which includes a carrier beam provided at the ink duct. The inking blade is composed of segments, which are accommodated in a side-by-side configur... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6526884 | Detachable inking device for a flexographic printing machine, its embodiment, cleaning and use in such a machine A detachable inking device for a flexographic printing machine, a manipulating device for removing and replacing the inking device, a cleaning device, and a repair station for refurbishing the inking device. The inking device itself is a chambered doctor ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523469 | Device for metering and equalizing an ink layer on the surface of a printing machine roller A device for metering and equalizing an ink layer on the surface of a printing machine roller, in particular on the surface of an ink applicator roller in the inking unit of a printing machine, the surface being additionally wetted with dampening medium. ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6516720 | Printing machines A rotary printing machine having two doctor blades, a gravity fed ink dispensing mechanism, and a drum cleaning spray system is provided. Ink is applied in excess to one of the doctor blades and excess ink is removed by the other. One of the ink dispensin... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6471773 | Doctor blade assembly "Ghosting" and leakage problems in a doctor blade assembly are minimized or eliminated in a construction that includes a reservoir (10) partially surrounding a transfer roller (12) wherein a surface of the roller (12) is within the reservoir (10) for at l... | 10/29/2002 |
