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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387070 | Method and apparatus for automatic indexing of a golf ball A method and apparatus for applying printing of indicia and logo to golf balls held and indexed by magnetic indexing devices connected to a conveyor. The device includes a stationary base portion and a rotating cup portion which are magnetically coupled to each othe... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7278352 | Printing blanket assembly and method for producing said printing blanket assembly The invention relates to a printing blanket assembly for a blanket cylinder of a rotary printing press. The printing blanket assembly comprises a dimensionally stable support plate (02, 18) with two ends, one of which is the forward end and the other one is t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7246895 | Heater and drip plate for ink loader melt assembly A melt assembly that includes a drip plate; and a self regulating heating device thermally connected to the drip plate, wherein the heating device is a positive temperature coefficient material (PTC material). Also, a drip plate having an open interior into which a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210774 | Ink loader drip plate and heater A drip plate that is part of a melt plate assembly in a phase change ink jet printer using solid ink. The drip plate includes an upper portion having substantially flat upper first and second opposing sides, and a lower pointed portion having substantially flat lowe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189443 | Self-levelling under-packing for printing presses A self-levelling under-packing for printing presses, in particular offset presses, includes at least one polyester-based layer and at least one polyurethane elastomer layer joined inseparably together. The polyester-based layer may be between 50 μm and 350 μm and ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7118205 | Heater and drip plate for ink loader melt assembly A melt assembly that includes a drip plate; and a self regulating heating device thermally connected to the drip plate, wherein the heating device is a positive temperature coefficient material (PTC material). Also, a drip plate having an open interior into which a ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114448 | Method for large-area patterning dissolved polymers by making use of an active stamp A method of patterning soluble materials on a substrate is described. In the method, a stamp is applied to a liquid carrier solution. The raised areas of the stamp removes mainly a liquid carrier leaving behind a precipitate while the non-raised areas of the stamp l... | 10/03/2006 |
| RE39305 | Anti-static, anti-smearing pre-stretched and pressed flat, precision-cut striped flexible coverings for transfer cylinders Freshly printed sheets are transferred from one printing unit to another by transfer cylinders each having an ink repellent, electrically conductive, striped flexible jacket covering that is movable relative to the sheet support surface of the transfer cylinder. The... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100501 | Chip holding arrangement, pad printing system incorporating the arrangement, and method of pad printing a chip using the arrangement Holding arrangement for a chip which includes a support having a first end for supporting the chip. A vacuum chamber is arranged in the support. An annular seal is arranged at the first end. A vacuum source evacuates the chamber. A method of holding a chip in the ho... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7021210 | Printing press cylinder A multipart printing press cylinder. A pair of hubs have an inner bore for mounting on a press shaft. Each hub is made in two parts which may be positioned about the press shaft and attached to each other by, e.g. screws. Each hub has a profile section. A pair of pa... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6966259 | Printing sleeve with an integrated printing surface A seamless printing sleeve comprising a hollow cylindrical base and a seamless imageable surface as its outermost layer is described. The imageable surface acts as an integral flexographic printing surface. Preferably the printing sleeve comprises an intermediate ph... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6789478 | Device and method for controlling fluid delivery A device for controlling delivery of an amount of fluid has a first rotating device having at least one peripheral first fluid transfer section, a second rotating device having at least one peripheral second fluid transfer section, and a device for setting a phase b... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776100 | Method and apparatus for transferring an image to a substrate An apparatus for, and a method of, transferring an image to a substrate. At least one printed, flexible membrane is located adjacent at least one forming fixture having a complementary shape to the substrate surface. The membrane is urged into image transferring con... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6723409 | Universal under-packing for rubber-coated fabrics on offset printing press cylinders Sheets of rubber-coated fabric are mounted on the cylinders of offset printing presses. An under-packing formed from the combination of an optional flexible supporting sheet and a plurality of flexible packing sheets is interposed between the cylinder surface and th... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6532297 | Gambling chip recognition system A computer implemented gambling chip recognition system having the ability to capture an image of a stack of gambling chips and automatically processing the image to determine the number of chips within the stack and the value of each. The system processo... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6467413 | Method for marking a gambling chip by pad printing Method for pad-printing a substantially cylindrical chip having opposing faces and a side, the method comprising forming a first decoration, including a section for at least a portion of the side of the chip, radially deforming the section to form a secon... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6435087 | Printing press cylinder having metal foam interior and method of making A printing press cylinder for a rotary printing press is light in weight and has vibration dampening properties. A metal foam filling is placed inside the cylinder.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6339484 | Guide plate assembly and image recording medium transporting apparatus using the assembly There are provided a guide plate assembly in which at least a portion of a surface of the guide plate assembly opposite to an image forming surface of an image recording medium comprises a matrix layer, a cushion layer formed on the matrix layer to absorb... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6244178 | Anti-static, anti-smearing pre-stretched and pressed flat, precision-cut striped flexible coverings for transfer cylinders Freshly printed sheets are transferred from one printing unit to another by transfer cylinders each having an ink repellent, electrically conductive, striped flexible jacket covering that is movable relative to the sheet support surface of the transfer cy... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6176185 | Method for marking a gaming disk by pad printing A method for marking a side of a straight-sided chip with a decoration by pad printing. The method comprises providing an ink plate with an image defined by radially deformed representation of the decoration of the straight side of the chip in a ring-shap... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5979322 | Environmentally safe, ink repellent, anti-marking flexible jacket covering having alignment stripes, centering marks and pre-fabricated reinforcement strips for attachment onto transfer cylinders in a printing press A flexible jacket covering is pre-stretched, pre-flattened and pre-cut to predetermined length and width dimensions for attachment onto a transfer cylinder. The flexible jacket covering is marked with alignment stripes and centering marks for faster, simp... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5832835 | Soft doctoring cup A doctoring cup particularly suited for inking non-flat plates includes a plate contacting edge with an "Ease of Flex" parameter greater than about 0.020 lb-1. Ease of Flex is defined as 1/(Mt2), where t is the thickness of the plate... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5797326 | Method for applying spacing material to a printed sheet of paper, and a sheet-fed printing press equipped for performing the method Method for applying spacing material to a sheet printed by a printing press includes providing spacing material which is solid at least at ambient temperature, spotwise applying individual spacing material particles formed from the spacing material onto a... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5794532 | Gambling chip and method of marking same A gambling chip includes a decorative pattern provided on at least one side thereof and on an edge thereof. The pattern is formed by pressure pad marking, i.e., applying an ink pattern to a deformable head and stamping the pattern on the chip. Repeated st... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5628251 | Printing press blanket underliner A printing press blanket underliner is provided which allows for high quality printing on varying width items, such as envelopes, without the need for excess pressure on printing press blankets. The printing press blanket underliner is made of synthetic r... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5613439 | Stamping machine A stamping machine including a rubber stamping head angular position adjustment mechanism, which can be adjusted to the desired angular position for stamping different workpieces, a horizontal slide adjustment mechanism, which can be adjusted to move the ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5540153 | Embosser and method using slot mounted die and impression pad The present invention provides an apparatus and method of embossing a sheet of material with a background pattern together with additional selectable indicia, wherein the method comprises the steps of removably securing an indicia-bearing element to a fir... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5477781 | Rotary glazing machine having an elastically deformable matrix cylinder The invention comprises a mobile rest plane for tiles on which operates a matrix cylinder provided with an elastically deformable peripheral part having a smooth external skin made of an elastomer material, on which a matrix, in the form of microscopic ca... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5415098 | Method and apparatus for handling sheet material using ridged netting A printed sheet transfer assembly for supporting and carrying sheets from one station in a printer apparatus to another station includes a transfer structure including a sheet conveying surface, and a flexible resilient material secured tightly over the c... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5381735 | Process for printing using a photopolymeric mold made from photopolymerizable compositions with improved release properties Release of a resin mold from a photopolymeric mold is enhanced by using an unsaturated fatty acid ester release agent in the photopolymeric composition. In addition to providing quick release of the resin mold, the incorporation of the unsaturated fatty a... | 01/17/1995 |
| 4856429 | Flexographic printing machine, especially for flexographic blank printing A flexographic printing machine, especially for flexographic web printing, has at least one printing unit. Such a printing unit comprises an endless printing band drawn on round a back-up cylinder and a tension roller, an impression cylinder, an engraved ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4750422 | Water form roller and method of making the same A water form roller for evenly distributing and spreading liquid over a printing surface in which the roller has a circular surface formed by a plurality of helically interwound rubber compounds of different durometers bonded together to form a monolithic... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4745863 | Method for printing a tubular fabric An underplate for use in the printing of a tubular fabric, which is made in the shape of a polygonal tube that can be transformed in shape along the lines of the angles; and a method for printing a tubular fabric conprising: (1) inserting the underplate i... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4729305 | Method and apparatus for making printed elastic bands A method and apparatus for making printed elastic bands from elastic tubing. The tubing is conveyed, perforated for exhausting fluid therefrom, flattened, cleaned, dried, printed and cut into printed elastic bands.... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4656942 | Printing apparatus utilizing flexible metal sleeves as ink transfer means Printing apparatus utilizing flexible metal sleeves comprises means for mounting the sleeves in cylindrical configuration in a device which maintains their cylindrical configuration by means of fluid which is applied to and maintained within the sleeves u... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4637310 | Mesh roller for printing press and method of fabrication In a mesh roller for a lithographic printing press a nitride layer is formed into all of an external surface of the mesh roller including recesses (cells) for metering amount of ink, so that the volume of the recesses is not reduced before subsequent plat... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4508031 | Flexible membrane printing apparatus for a decorating machine A flexible membrane pickup surface for receiving thereon one or more color portions of a design. A backing member is provided in opposition to a design receiving side of the membrane to rigidly locate it in a plane while receiving the color. The backing m... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4336767 | Surface layer structure of an ink transfer device An ink transfer device comprising an ink transfer surface layer which may be connected to a porous ink storage body, such as used in a printing device or apparatus, having a porous structure with continuous pores therein and 8 to 30% porosity, and a surfa... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4304179 | Marking method and device A marking method and marking device for providing an image upon a steel material or other hardened surface. A toner image is formed on the surface of the marking drum having an elastic surface. The drum is placed in abutment with the material to be marked... | 12/08/1981 |
