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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8145343 | Systems and methods for controlling registration of advancing substrates in absorbent article converting lines The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for controlling the registration of advancing substrates in absorbent article converting lines. The systems and methods may utilize feedback from technologies, such as vision systems, sensors, remote input and ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8027747 | Method for register correction of a processing machine, and a processing machine A method for the register correction of a processing machine for processing a continuous material, in particular a shaftless printing press, with which the continuous material is processed by at least two processing units with at least one compensator for adjusting ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7542821 | Multi-unit process spatial synchronization of image inspection systems A conversion control system is described that includes a database to store data defining a set of rules and an interface to receive local anomaly information from a plurality of different analysis machines associated with a plurality of manufacturing process lines t... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7337035 | Method for carrying out a printing correction and apparatus for doing this A method for carrying out a printing correction and a device for this. A method for carrying out a printing correction is provided, a product being printed on during a processing procedure by a plurality of processing devices, positions of two printing marks A,B,C,D... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333173 | Method to simplify twin stage scanner OVL machine matching Multiple scanner or stepper machines are provided. A photoresist layer is coated on a monitor wafer. The photoresist layer is exposed through a mask pattern on a first of the multiple machines. The mask pattern is shifted by an offset and the photoresist layer is ex... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7256910 | Color separation method and printed product of the method A method is described for overcoming the adverse visual effect of misregistered ink planes in multiple ink color prints. Color separations are initially made in a normal fashion. The separation carrying the greatest object detail is then chosen as a luminance or ach... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219606 | Method and apparatus for measuring, setting and controlling longitudinal and lateral register as well as parallelness of the printing register in a multicolor printing machine The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for measuring, setting and controlling longitudinal and lateral register as well as parallelness of the printing register in a multicolor printing machine. To reduce waste, the longitudinal and circumferenti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7184853 | Lithography method and system with correction of overlay offset errors caused by wafer processing A method of controlling lithographic overlay offsets in the manufacture of semiconductor devices from wafers, comprising the steps of forming a lithographic pattern on a wafer layer with a lithographic tool, processing the wafer after the pattern is formed to enable... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172667 | System and method for incorporating graphics into absorbent articles A method for incorporating graphics into absorbent articles. The method involving: providing a moving substrate to a print cylinder; sensing a line speed reference signal from a line speed target machinery component; rotating the print cylinder at a predetermined sp... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171033 | System and method for identifying defects in a composite structure A system and method for identifying defects in a composite structure is provided. The system includes a camera for receiving images of the composite structure, a processor for manipulating the images and outputting a response based on the images, and a light source ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159513 | Offset printing machine The invention relates to the drive of a printing machine. Cylinders and functional groups are to be driven with low technical expenditure. To this end, all form cylinders in a printing unit, for example, are driven respectively by separate electric motors and are no... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146908 | Offset printing machine The invention relates to the drive of a printing machine. Cylinders and functional groups are to be driven with low technical expenditure. To this end, all form cylinders in a printing unit, for example, are driven respectively by separate electric motors and are no... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7123981 | Autosetpoint registration control system and method associated with a web converting manufacturing process Systems and methods for providing registration control in connection with a web converting manufacturing process such as that used for manufacturing disposable absorbent garments. Some of the disclosed embodiments include relating inspection data, such as product (o... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123765 | Apparatus and method for inspecting articles Method and apparatus for inspecting articles with multiple elements to determine if the elements are properly located, which includes pinching at least a portion of the article including at least some of the elements at an inspection station; irradiating the pinched... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117795 | Method and device for correcting the positional deviation of a conveyed item by adjusting the cylinder's angle rotation relative to the conveyed item To correct the position of a conveyed item (12) in a conveyance system (10), the deviation of the conveyed item (12) from its target position is detected. If this deviation reveals that a correction is necessary, a suitable correction profile Pi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7093540 | Method and device for initial adjustment of the register of the engraved cylinders of a rotary multicolor press To adjust peripheral register of engraved cylinders, the positions of a respective angular register mark arranged on each cylinder is measured with respect to a zero reference, and an angular printing mark characteristic of the position of the engraving is associate... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7084418 | Process and device for recognition of substrate stock by means of light-sensitive sensors Recognizing a substrate stock by light-sensitive sensors inside a printing unit, by a sensor that can recognize several ranges of light wavelengths. By separate recognition of various ranges of light wavelengths, a substrate stock is recognized whenever the total re... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082347 | Autosetpoint registration control system and method associated with a web converting manufacturing process Systems and methods for providing registration control in connection with a web converting manufacturing process such as that used for manufacturing disposable absorbent garments. Some of the disclosed embodiments include relating inspection data, such as product (o... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7040232 | Method and system for monitoring printed material produced by a printing press A method for monitoring printed material which is produced by a printing press and includes images printed on a paper web. The method includes the steps of determining, in an original, reference values for chosen parameters of the printed material, detecting the val... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032508 | Printing press An apparatus and method is described wherein a printing press is profiled during production press runs and wherein ink color is controlled. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017484 | Method for controlling an apparatus for controlling a cutting position of a web member and device therefor A control method for controlling a cut-off control apparatus in a printing press comprises a step of detecting an unstable factor such as a revolution number of a cylinder/a tensile value of a web in a printing press, a step for setting a stable factor such as a rev... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017492 | Coordinating the functioning of a color control system and a defect detection system for a printing press A method of coordinating the utilization of a color control system and a defect detection system on a printing press includes acquiring image data and processing the data by a comparison to template image data and the generation of color error data and print defect ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007602 | Method and apparatus for controlling a cutting position of a web member and device therefor A method and apparatus for controlling the cutting position of a web member in a printing press by setting a reference tensile value, detecting the present tensile value of a web in a printing press during an actual printing operation, and controlling the starting a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6957119 | Method for monitoring matched machine overlay A method for monitoring overlay alignment on a wafer that includes identifying a target machine, identifying a target process, identifying a plurality of critical layers, obtaining a plurality of overlay data from at least one of designated registration patterns on ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942404 | Marker tubing processing methods and apparatus A processing system according to the present invention includes a printer that receives unprocessed marker tubing stock (i.e., multiple rows of uncut and unprinted tubing mounted on a carrier) for simultaneous printing of the marker tubing and the carrier with a sin... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6927857 | Process for the detection of marked components of a composite article using infrared blockers Disclosed is a process for the detection of marked components of a composite article. The present invention relates to detecting the presence, position, concentration and/or distribution of one or more components in a composite article, and to registration inspectio... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919965 | Apparatus and method for making and inspecting pre-fastened articles Method and apparatus for inspecting articles, such as training pants, by use of multiple zones of irradiation sources whose intensity can be varied from one zone to another to adjust for different thicknesses of materials and the like to provide a clearer image of t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6882898 | Wire winding machine with remote pedestal control station and remote programming capability A wire winding machine includes two mandrels for winding wire alternately thereon. A traverse positions wire axially along each mandrel, and moves in an arcuate path to position wire adjacent one or the other mandrel. A single transfer arm transfers wire from a woun... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874420 | System and method for register mark recognition A system, method, and process that determine and automatically correct registration errors between printed objects and mechanically produced objects using advanced image processing techniques is disclosed. Means are also presented for maintaining all registered func... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6810813 | Device and method for controlling registration in a printing press A method for controlling a printing press having a first image cylinder for providing at least a first cylinder first image and a first cylinder second image to a printed material and a second image cylinder for providing at least a second cylinder first image and a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6801827 | Overlay inspection apparatus for semiconductor substrate and method thereof A system for manufacturing a semiconductor device which predicts a difference in registration error between a circuit pattern and an overlay mark from a pattern dimension, illumination conditions and the wave aberration of an exposure lens, feeds a correction value ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6764563 | Registration system for phasing simultaneously advancing webs of material having variable pitch lengths Disclosed is a registration system and a method useful for controlling and correcting the phase and position of simultaneously advancing webs having pre-printed objects spaced at a pitch length characterized by a pitch variation to a target web. Also disclosed are c... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6754553 | Implant monitoring using multiple implanting and annealing steps Test wafer consumption is a significant contributor to overall cost of manufacturing in semiconductor industry due to scrapping the test wafers after one monitoring of implantation parameters. This invention provides a method to reuse the same test wafer for monitor... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6697698 | Overlay inspection apparatus for semiconductor substrate and method thereof A system for manufacturing a semiconductor device which predicts a difference in registration error between a circuit pattern and an overlay mark from a pattern dimension, illumination conditions and the wave aberration of an exposure lens, feeds a correc... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6619209 | Process and printing machine for determining registration errors A process and printing machine for determining registration errors and correcting therefore. At least one first registration mark is applied onto a conveyor belt for transporting a sheet, and at least one second registration mark is applied onto the sheet... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6553270 | Proactive control of a process after the beginning of a destabilizing event Apparatus and methods controlling a process producing segments of product wherein a destabilizing event of a particular type periodically destabilizes the process, resulting in product or process deviation from a target parameter associated with a number ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6529799 | System for affixing tags to lumber An automated apparatus for tagging individual boards in a pack of lumber. The apparatus includes a support frame with a jump chain conveyer, a lift, a back stop or bump plate, a labeling assembly including a printer and a stapler, an optical, ultrasonic, ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6519497 | Process for manufacturing card-shaped data carriers The invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing card-shaped data carriers. The method has at least one production step requiring a data carrier of a defined type or quality or in a defined position and/or changing the data carrier in irrever... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6499403 | Method of detecting the positional accuracy of register and folding or cutting edges on flat copies A method of detecting the positional accuracy of register and any of folding and cutting-edge positions, respectively, on flat copies, including scanning a prescribable recording field on the copy by a detector, which comprises determining the position of... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6404910 | Making absorbent articles using vision imaging system Apparatus and method using vision imaging for combined short-term and long-term monitoring and control of a manufacturing operation which produces absorbent articles for absorbing body fluids. The system collects discrete real-time visual images at a rate... | 06/11/2002 |
