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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243601 | Printing plate, press and method of printing, and apparatus and method for manufacturing liquid crystal devices A printing plate includes, on the printing surface of a raised part, grooves passing through from one side to another thereof. Preferably, the grooves are parallel to each other and equally spaced apart. More preferably the raised part is in the shape of a nearly-re... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7022279 | Method and installation for applying a relief decoration to elongate members The present invention relates to a method and installation for integrally applying a relief decoration to the surface of solid elongate members. The installation comprises a pre-heater (43) with pre-heater control means (69), a press (51), and a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 5835615 | Bar code printability gauge A printability gauge which make it possible for an observer by visual inspection of the gauge to determine the degree to which the dimensions of a printed bar code symbol deviate from the dimensions of an ideal bar code symbol defined by bars and spaces w... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5277721 | Method for making microporous marking structures A method for preparing a microporous ink-impregnated marking structure according to the invention involves use of a window-like frame instead of a conventional chase. The frame is placed on the upper face of the matrix board or mold so that the premix, co... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5272006 | Matrix board material and mold and a method for making printing plates therefrom A low fiber, high filler content matrix board is provided. The matrix board is characterized by a total mold shrinkage of not more than 0.002 "/", wherein the shrinkage is substantially non-directional. In addition to the fibers and fillers, the board fur... | 12/21/1993 |
| 4767694 | Method of preparing a blanket with reserved spaces utilizing photocopying procedure The invention relates to a method of preparing a varnish blanket. Instead of a proof being used for pre-location of required varnish-free zones on a blanket for blanked-out in-line varnishing in rotary presses, the zones required not to be varnished are t... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4515739 | Matrix coating system and method of manufacture thereof A matrix coating system and method of manufacture thereof is presented wherein the matrix coating contains chemical blowing agents which permit low pressure molding and also the formation of printing plates having deep relief. The method of manufacture is... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4333399 | Method of making print head The disclosure relates to a selective printing apparatus adapted to be used in a hand held labeler. The apparatus includes selectively settable printing members driven by wheels coupled by gearing with read wheels for indicating the selected data to be pr... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4297945 | Resin original pattern plate and method for transferring relieved pattern thereof to thermoplastic resin material Relieved pattern of a resin original pattern plate, which does not exhibit fluidity at transferring temperature and possesses elastic modulus no smaller than 10 kg/cm2, preferably no smaller than 100 kg/cm2, is transferred onto therm... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4229400 | Mold component comprising a mat impregnated with a reaction product of an aminoplast resin and a polyalkylene glycol A shapeable matrix is provided for use in making of graphic art reproductions and in particular as a mold in forming of printing plates and other marking items.... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4198364 | Printing matrix or mold component formed from an aminoplast resin-polyvinyl alcohol reaction product A shapeable matrix is provided for use in making of graphic art reproductions and in particular as a mold in forming of printing plates and other marking items.... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4156389 | Resin original pattern plate and method for transferring relieved pattern thereof to thermoplastic resin material Relieved pattern of a resin original pattern plate, which does not exhibit fluidity at transferring temperature and possesses elastic modulus no smaller than 10 kg/cm2, preferably no smaller than 100 kg/cm2, is transferred onto therm... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4137363 | Matrix material for printing plates and method of manufacture thereof A printing plate matrix is presented including mineral and/or organic fibers, thermosetting resin, and glass microbubbles uniformly dispersed throughout the material.... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4103057 | Duplicate thermoplastic plates, matrices useful therefor and methods of manufacturing the same Duplicate thermoplastic plates are composed of a composition comprising a 1,2-polybutadiene having a crystallinity of about 10-30% and an intrinsic viscosity of greater than about 0.7. Matrices against which the duplicate thermoplastic plates are molded a... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4078494 | Flexible letter press printing plate A letter press printing plate is disclosed for wrapping around a drum. The printing surface is formed with a light-sensitive material layer on a metal backing plate with two different levels, the high level representing areas of solid or dark tones of pri... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078031 | Method of making a magnetic flexible printing plate A flexible resilient printing plate adapted for use on a magnetic printing cylinder is formed by mixing a ferrous metal powder within a volume of liquid vinyl plastisol, casting the mixture onto a face layer of at least partially cured vinyl plastisol to ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 3997645 | Method of rotational molding a rectangular mat Method of making a roller is described for applying lacquer and the like to metal sheets to be formed into metal containers. Roller comprises a magnetic cylindrical former and a cover magnetically retained on its curved outer surface. Cover has an outer l... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3932251 | Method for manufacturing an ink-containable stamp A method for manufacturing an ink-containable stamp used for a printer of a computer or the like is disclosed, wherein a number of printing types and a drum or plate are moulded from a mixture comprising synthetic resin consisting of polyvinyl acetate res... | 01/13/1976 |
