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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096241 | Method for cut-off register control A method for controlling cut-off registration in a printing press having printed webs includes applying print control marks which are invisible to the human eye to the printed webs; passing the webs pass through cut-off register control actuators; assembling the web... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8037819 | Machine for in-register mounting of flexographic printing plates A machine for in-register mounting of flexographic printing plates with a virtual data-processing system, having a supporting footing for a printing plate cylinder, on which a respective flexographic printing plate is mounted, suitable for printing a predefined imag... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7997202 | Web offset printing press and method for operating a web offset printing press A web offset printing press that prints and processes at least one material web and has printing units and/or printing unit assemblies, at least one folder, and transport elements operates by transporting the at least one material web by the transport elements throu... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997201 | Method and device for labeling containers A method of labeling bottles and a machine therefor in which indicia on the bottles is monitored to determine where to produce indicia on at least one predetermined portion substantially transverse to a longitudinal container axis of each container, such as the top ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963225 | Method for controlling and/or adjusting a register in a printing machine and a device for controlling and/or adjusting a circumferential register A register in a printing machine is controlled and adjusted by providing at least one printing unit provided with at least two printing groups in the printing machine. Each printing group comprises a cylinder pair consisting of at least a forme cylinder and a transf... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7870824 | Single-pass double-sided image transfer process and system The present disclosure is directed to a printing assembly incorporating an improved double-sided image transfer station. The present disclosure also describes a product processing apparatus including a cross feed processing architecture. The single-pass double-sided... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7827914 | Determining a speed of media In one embodiment, a method includes applying at least one invisible mark to media, sensing the at least one invisible mark with separate sensors, and determining a speed of the media from signals of the separate sensors. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7765930 | Methods for setting the contact pressure of a displaceably mounted roller A method is used to set a contact pressure between a displaceable roller and another roller or for moving the displaceable roller with respect to the other roller. At least one actuator is subjectible to the action of a pressure medium and presses the displaceable r... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7752968 | Method and device for determining the position of a mark of a continuous support material In a method and device for determination of a marking of an endless carrier material relevant for positioning of the endless carrier material to be printed in a printer or copier, the endless carrier material is inserted into the printer or copier. The endless carri... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7712415 | Drive devices and method for driving a processing machine A processing machine for webs includes second units which are driven independently of each other by drives. Signals for a lead axle position of a virtual lead axle are supplied to at least one signal line that connects the drives for these several units. The drives ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7637211 | Method of preadjusting a web-machining and/or web-processing machine, method for selecting a leg direction means and preadjustment system At least one unit of a web-machinery, or a web-processing machine is pre-adjusted in a method which influences a longitudinal register. An adjustment value is derived for that at least one unit based on previously-obtained data. The adjustment value is stored in a m... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628110 | System and method for mounting a plate to an adhesive member A system and method for adhering and aligning a generally flat, planar object to an adhesive layer, and for facilitating the mounting of the generally flat planar object, such as a printing plate, in near perfect alignment in a cylindrical manner. The method include... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7591223 | Processing on a transporter A device and method for transport of flexible, two dimensional products and performance of associated production processing of those products, by which the flexible, two-dimensional products are serially conveyed to a workstation and are conveyed away from the works... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7559279 | Method and device for regulating the crop mark for a roller printing machine with multi-web operation In order to control the cut register in multi-web operation in a web-fed press and to control the web tension in a web section, image information or measuring marks from printed webs and web tensions in different web sections are registered by sensors and supplied t... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7552679 | Printer A printer ejects ink droplets continuously onto the left edge of an endless belt while the endless belt is rotating, stops the endless belt, detects the positions of the ink droplets on the endless belt, and thereby detects meandering of printing paper (Step S102... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7513196 | Devices for controlling at least one register in a printing machine At least one register and an ink density are controlled in a printing machine having at least one printing unit which includes a forme cylinder, a transfer cylinder, and a counter-pressure cylinder. An image sensor records an image from a print substrate, which is i... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7497163 | Printing unit of a printing press and method for carrying out a printing-plate change on a forme cylinder of a printing unit A printing unit of a printing press includes a form cylinder and a transfer cylinder and an inking unit. A drive rotates the form cylinder to a position for effecting a printing plate change on the form cylinder in response to an actuating signal from a regulating a... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7437207 | Method and apparatus for automatically processing multiple applications in a predetermined order to affect multi-application sequencing An apparatus and method performing a sequence of processing steps on a load supported by a processing plate. The load can include a single sheet on which a plurality of applications are performed or can include a plurality of panels on which respective applications ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434513 | Flexible high density array print head with systems and methods for aligning pin plate, reservoir and substrate with respect to each other Systems and methods for aligning High Density Array (“HDA”) pin plates, substrates and reservoirs with respect to each other. The system includes a flexure having a flexible print head, elongated members flexibly connected off-axis to the system and a pin plate ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7421947 | Roll-forming apparatus with sensor driven gates Roll-forming apparatus is provided together with a conveyor system utilized to transport raw dough rolls. A stop gate is movably positioned in the path of the rolls and, when placed in an interfering position, temporarily stops the rolls while the rolls maintain sli... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418901 | Screen printing method and apparatus thereof A dummy work (DW: a work for printing a reference necessary for subsequent printing) is moved to a printing position while the dummy work is fixed to a work alignment mechanism 2, and solder printing is made. The printed dummy work is then returned to the wor... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418902 | Imprint lithography including alignment An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed that has a substrate table configured to hold a substrate, a template holder configured to hold an imprint template, the imprint template or the template holder having a template alignment mark configured to be imprinted... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7409909 | Method for replacing printing sleeves in a printing press A process for replacing the printing sleeves of a printing machine includes mounting printing sleeves that are not required for the printing process in at least one storage device. The transportation of the printing sleeves necessary for replacement between the stor... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401556 | Fixture for printing blinds Provided is a fixture assembly for printing image graphics on a slat set of a window blind. The slat set is comprised of a plurality of substantially identically configured slats. Each one of the slats has a slat length and a slat width. The fixture assembly compris... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398732 | Method for determining an image area to be exposed on a printing plate A method for aligning a printing plate, prior to imaging, on a platesetter includes the steps of: determining a leading edge of the printing plate; feeding the printing plate by the leading edge onto punch equipment resident on the platesetter; centering the printin... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387067 | Method for adjusting a spray dampener A medium, typically a fluid, is supplied at a level of a rotatable body and is dispensed by a dispenser, such as a spray dispenser. The spray dispenser includes at least one spraying nozzle which applies a dampening agent to the roller. A spraying frequency of the s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383769 | System and method for vacuum generated imprinting A system to imprint patterns on impressionable materials by generating a pressure differential within an imprinting chamber by creating a substantial vacuum in an imprinting area is provided. This system can be used to create conductive traces in a substrate onto wh... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7363857 | Cylindrical outer surface scanning apparatus Depending on the lateral width thereof, an image recording material P is stably positioned on a recording drum, employing two positioning pins with an appropriate pitch therebetween. Non-contacting portions prevent any irrelevant positioning pins from coming into co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357080 | Method for creating a single continuous web from which to fabricate mailpieces A method for producing a continuous web of printed material for use in creating mailpieces. The continuous web has a width and a length, the length comprised of a series of attached sheets. The series of attached sheets are comprising envelope sheets and rectangular... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347398 | Device for transferring a foil matter from outside to inside of a machine Apparatus for transferring a foil matter from outside to inside of a machine. The apparatus has a longitudinal axis. The machine includes a frame comprising a first wall and a second wall. A window in the second wall. The outside and inside areas are separated by th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347144 | Method for carrying out a production change on a printing press with automated change of a printing plate An automated method is provided for carrying out a production change, which is specific to the printing plate, on a printing press. After a first print job is printed on a printing press, the printing of the first print job is stopped automatically after a predefine... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343858 | Method for tracking a registered pattern to a continuous web A method of applying a registered pattern to a continuous web of material involves determining a position of a next pattern such that the next pattern is in registration with a previous pattern, adjusting the position to maintain a transverse location relative to th... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342598 | Apparatus and method for recording image on printing plate A printing apparatus with a plate-making mechanism with a data modification part for modifying width of an original image in a subscan direction by computation to obtain a modified image and a controller for recording an image with its length in a main scan directio... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341865 | Liquid delivery devices and methods Methods and devices are provided for using high-density arrays of diverse chemical entities. In preferred embodiments, small volumes of multiple liquids are delivered to multiple reaction sites on a single substrate where the liquids are constrained to localized rea... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337722 | Method and device for printing objects Method for printing objects (2) whereby printing ink (5) or the like is provided on a carrier (3) which consists of a flexible, mainly flat material layer on the one hand, and whereby the printing ink (5) is transferred to the object (... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331288 | Apparatus for pulling a sleeve on and off In order to make handling easier, an apparatus for pulling a sleeve onto and off a printing-press cylinder has a head piece (8) having a positioning device (13) for defining the position of the head piece (8) with respect to the cylinder (1 | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322291 | Method and a device for the regulation of the web tension in a multi-web system The tension of a web in a multi-web system is regulated. At least two webs initially run through a first processing step independently of each other and are subsequently combined with each other to form one resultant web strand. The web tensions of these two initial... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320284 | Non-offset image forming device with stimulated ink key interface and method An ink key simulator for image forming devices may simulate the effect of ink key adjustments in offset presses. The image adjustment may be made in response to activation of a simulated ink key, for example, by adjusting the pixel values of the stored data and/or b... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319547 | Color printer calibration A method of determining substrate and ink compatibility includes providing a test pattern having a range of ink loading levels and including test features corresponding to at least one of text and graphics; identifying a substrate; identifying an ink set; printing t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312890 | Printing apparatus A method of applying a control strip having an appropriate size in accordance with the size of a print image is provided. Print image data is rasterized or RIP-processed in Step S1. Image layout data is acquired from the print image data in Step S2. Th... | 12/25/2007 |
