Printing inventions 05/06

20060107848 - Embossing device: An embossing device having a first embossing unit for satin finishing a strip of packing material, and a second embossing unit for impressing graphics on the strip of packing material; the second embossing unit has two embossing rollers, at least one of which only has embossing pins in areas for...

20060107849 - Printing apparatus, data backup method, data file generation method, and program: A printing apparatus includes a volatile storage device temporarily storing print data; a printing device recording a print image corresponding to the print data on a recording medium; an operation detection section detecting a printing operation for instructing that a printing be performed; and a reproduction control section reproducing print...

20060107850 - Stencil tape: A self-adhesive stencil tape having a backing layer and a residue-less adhesive applied thereon. The tape has cut-away portions of the backing layer forming a repeatable pattern for continuous application on a surface....

20060107851 - Method and system for controlling thermal head and stencil material roll: In a thermal head control system for controlling heating energy to a thermal head perforating stencil material unrolled from a stencil material roll, the heating energy to a thermal head is controlled according to the surface condition of the stencil material. The residue of stencil material M in a stencil...

20060107852 - Printing unit convertible between at least two printing modes: A printing unit convertible between at least two printing modes comprising at least two interchangeable sets of cooperating printing cylinders. A first set of the cooperating printing cylinders includes a lithographic plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder and a second set of the cooperating printing cylinders includes an anilox cylinder...

20060107853 - Method and apparatus for applying a medium to a printing form: A method and apparatus for applying a medium, especially a conditioning medium or a rubber covering medium, to a printing form positioned on a form cylinder, especially to a rewritable and erasable printing form, is disclosed. The medium is applied to a rubber covered cylinder or to a separate applicator...

20060107854 - Value document: The invention relates to a data carrier having at least one printed area produced by intaglio printing and partly covered with a film, and to a method for producing said data carrier....

20060107855 - Duplex printer: After the front surface of a web is printed by a first-side printing unit, the web is shifted in the direction of its width by a direction-changing unit, flipped over by rollers, and transported to a second-side printing unit, where the back surface of the web is printed. A sensor...

20060107856 - Printing-press arrangement: An arrangement includes at least two web-fed rotary presses, wherein each of the at least two web-fed rotary presses includes a roll-changer unit with a plurality of roll changers, a printing unit with a plurality of press-unit towers, a turner-bar unit with a plurality of turner bars, and a folder...

20060107857 - Spray nozzle and method for dusting freshly printed products: The invention concerns a spray nozzle for a powder duster for dusting freshly printed products with a connection for a tube for supplying a powder-air mixture, a distribution chamber and at least two nozzle channels which branch off from the distribution chamber like a fan, wherein the opening angle of...

20060107858 - Heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor: A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed which comprises a hydrophilic support and a coating provided thereon, wherein the coating comprises an infrared absorbing dye and is optimised for producing a minimum extent of ablation when exposed to high power infrared laser light....

20060107859 - Printing method employing processless printing plate material: A printing process employing a processless printing plate material is disclosed, the process comprising the steps of (a) imagewise exposing a printing plate material comprising a support with a hydrophilic surface and an image formation layer provided on the hydrophilic surface, (b) mounting the exposed printing plate material on a...

20060107860 - Press control desk: A press control desk, having a combined display and operating device is disclosed. The device, firstly, is used for the display of objects, in particular press states and/or press functional elements and/or press operating elements, and secondly, is used for the input of commands and/or operators for a press control...

20060107861 - Roller parallelism adjustment structure: Disclosed is a roller parallelism adjustment structure, which includes a roller feeder, which has a first end, a second end, and a transfer roller and an impression roller pivotally provided between the first end and the second end for transferring a material from the first end to the second end,...

20060102020 - Raised-letter information processing apparatus, raised-letter information processing method, program, and storage medium: In displaying cell images of raised letters under editing on a display screen together with a notation character string corresponding to the cell images, the maximum continuous embossing amount that can be embossed on a single processing sheet when embossing the raised letters on the processing sheet, is predetermined. A...

20060102021 - Printing device for printing conical objects: The invention relates to a device for printing conical objects (5) comprising a printing member having one or a number of successive printing plates (25) or printing cloths (21), a driving mechanism for the printing member, one or more printing units (16) for applying printing ink and one or more...

20060102022 - Apparatus and method for image capture and pad transfer: The present invention includes apparatus and method for image transfer onto one of a plurality of a pad medium pages while the pages are aggregated together. A preferred embodiment for an image transfer system, including a housing; an image capture system, within the housing and coupled to the transfer engine,...

20060102023 - Handicap square stencil: A stencil for painting a square of a predetermined size onto a parking lot surface is disclosed. The stencil comprises a pair of U-shaped frames that each include an elongated rectangular base member fixed to two elongated rectangular leg members so as to form the U-shaped frame. Each leg member...

20060102024 - Method and system for carrying stencil paper and stencil paper roll: In a stencil material conveyor system for conveying stencil material unrolled from a stencil material roll, the stretch or the shrinkage of the image on the conveyed stencil material is avoided. The residue of stencil material roll in a stencil material roll (21b) is calculated by a residue calculating means...

20060102025 - Method for hydrophilizing screen printing stencil carriers and method for removing stencil material from a screen printing stencil carrier, and coating-removal fluid therefor: A method, apparatus and agent for hydrophilizing screen printing stencil carriers is disclosed. The screen printing stencil carrier is treated with a hydrophilizing agent prior to the application of stencil material. The hydrophilizing agent contains ultra-fine oxide particles and a wetting agent....

20060102027 - Method for controlling the cut register in a web-fed rotary: A method for controlling the cut register in a web-fed rotary press, includes registering an actual value measurement of a position of cut register marks on a printed material web by measuring positions of printing cut register marks on the printed material web, using the measured positions in control loops...

20060102026 - Method for controlling the cut register in a web-fed rotary press: In a method for controlling the cut register in a web-fed rotary press, in which the position of the cut in at least one printing material web is set by adjusting the rotational speed of at least one pull unit conveying the printing material web, the rotational speed change carried...

20060102028 - Composite stamp pad: A composite stamp pad is made of two layers joined together at their interface. The top layer of the composite stamp pad, which contacts the raised points side of the stamp, has a dense and firm fine denier fibrous structure in order to be able to transfer ink to the...

20060102029 - Ink proofer apparatus and system: An ink proofer arrangement to generate consistent and reliable ink drawdowns irrespective of the size of the substrate or the user preparing the ink sample. The ink proofer arrangement includes an ink proofer tool, a cylindrical drum roller, a drive motor adapted to rotate the roller and a first movable...

20060102030 - Ink supply amount adjustment method and apparatus for printing press: In an ink supply amount adjustment method, a standard ink fountain roller rotation amount preset before ink supply amount adjustment is compared with an ink fountain roller rotation amount after ink supply amount adjustment. A standard ink fountain key opening ratio preset before ink supply amount adjustment is compared with...

20060102031 - Data creating apparatus for a printing plate: It is an object of the present invention to provide a data creating device for printing plates that optimizes image data so as to enable printing operation by using a minimum amount of a printing film. According to the present invention, there is provided a data creating device for printing...

20060102032 - Heating system for printing apparatus: A printing apparatus with capability for drying printed media is disclosed. The printing apparatus includes a print zone and a post-printing zone, an advancing mechanism for transporting the print medium through the print zone, a print head for ejecting ink onto the medium as the medium is being transported through...

20060102033 - Method for printing a high durability and/or resolution item: A printer, method and printed item are provided where the printer and method print an image having a relatively high durability and/or resolution. In particular, the printer and method include a plasma treatment stage or step for treating the surface of an item prior to printing. A printer is provided...

20060102035 - Printed item: A printer, method and printed item are provided where the printer and method print an image having a relatively high durability and/or resolution. In particular, the printer and method include a plasma treatment stage or step for treating the surface of an item prior to printing. A printer is provided...

20060102034 - Washing apparatus for printing and/or coating mechanisms in a processing machine: A washing apparatus for printing and/or coating mechanisms in a processing machine is provided. The washing apparatus permits a stable disposal of soiled cleaning fluid and noticeably reducing the disposal expense in at least one printing/coating mechanism. To that end, between at least one washing apparatus 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and...

20060102037 - Hook-engageable fastener sheets, and methods and articles of manufacture: Lightweight, hook-engageable materials capable of functioning as hook-engageable fasteners are treated and configured for use for economical and attractive displays and decorations. Laminates of the material with various substrates with associated printing are used to form visually attractive point of purchase, merchandise or trade show displays. Self-supporting or stable materials...

20060102036 - Printing device and method of coating a printing roll and fabricating a lcd device using the printing device: A printing device includes a main body and a plurality of nozzle units on a lower portion of the main body, a plurality of accommodation grooves within the main body and configured to contain a printing material, and a plurality of slits in each nozzle unit and each slit connected...

20060102038 - Method for the correction of variations in the amount of ink applied to the printed image occurring in the printing process: A process for adjusting the print image of a rotating machine is described. The rotation printing machine is equipped with in transfer rollers (F, K) and actuators assigned to them, with which it is possible to change the position (x) of the rollers (F, K). The new and inventive element...

20060096473 - Device for engraving of cups into printing cylinders by means of laser light: In a device for engraving of cups into a rotating printing cylinder for rotogravure, at least one laser light source with which laser light for formation of the cups is directed onto the rotating printing cylinder. A metal removal element is arranged in a region of an impingement location of...

20060096474 - Method of calculating stencil material roll residue, stencil making system and stencil material roll: To more accurately calculate a stencil material roll residue in a stencil making system where stencil material unrolled from a stencil material roll is perforated and cut to make a plurality of kinds of stencils having different lengths. The stencil material roll residue is calculated by storing in a first...

20060096475 - Printing machines with at least one color support: A printing press has at least one ink carrier. A printing substance, such as ink is applied to the ink carrier and at least some of that ink is transferred to a substrate at a separation location. A light-hydraulic effect is used to accomplish this separation. Radiation energy that is...

20060096476 - Guiding elements for a printing unit: A guiding element for a printing unit is provided to facilitate use of the printing unit in an imprinter function. In one operating situation, a strip is printed as it passes through a printing gap of the printing unit. In another operating situation, the strip is guided through the printing...

20060096477 - Printing in a medium: A method for transferring a pattern from an elastic stamp to a substrate in the presence of a third medium is described. A proximity contact is achieved between the stamp and the substrate. A layer of the third medium between the stamp and the substrate is controlled to a predetermined...

20060096478 - Printing machine with extensible print cylinder for easy change of the print sleeve: A printing machine to work corrugated board and the like includes a print cylinder provided with radial holes (E, E′) for emitting compressed air in order to allow the introduction and removal of a print sleeve (S) carrying a print cliché (C), said print cylinder consisting of a fixed shaft...

20060096479 - Flexographic printing: A method of screening a continuous tone image into a halftone representation for a flexographic printing operation can compensate for characteristic printing problems in highlight areas by selectively placing non-printing dots or pixels proximate highlight dots. The non-printing dots or pixels raise the printing relief floor in the highlight areas...

20060096480 - Device for heat-treating a coating of flat-bed offset printing plates: The present invention provides a device for heat-treating a coating of flat-bed offset printing plates by application of hot air upon the flat-bed offset printing plates, comprises an upper hot-air chamber: a lower hot-air chamber, arranged at a distance from the upper hot-air chamber below the latter; an air-permeable endless...

20060096481 - Printing machine: A printing machine includes a roller which is hollow and through which a temperature control liquid flows. The roller is mounted in roller fittings constructed as quick-change devices or quick-acting closures, in such a way that the roller can be quickly removed from the roller fittings and the printing machine...

20060096482 - Printed object and a print monitoring system for inspection of same: A print monitoring system comprising a printer that generates a printed object that comprises a) a printed area located on a substrate, the printed area having a predetermined width and defining a two-dimensional matrix having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; b) print indicia printed on the...

20060096483 - Method for optimised colour reproduction of a coloured original image: A method is provided for optimized color reproduction of a color original image by a color reproduction device. Color values of a color space of the original image are determined. A color space of the color reproduction device is determined. The color spaces of the original image and of the...

20060090657 - Support system and method for a screen printing unit: A support system for and method of supporting a printing screen unit in a screen printing machine. In one aspect the support system includes a support assembly comprising: a support unit far supporting a printing screen unit (3) comprising a printing screen (5) including printing apertures (6) through which printing...

20060090659 - Telescopic multi-color inkpad assembly with easy-demountable-and-assembled inkpad bases: The present invention is to provide a telescopic multi-color inkpad assembly with easy-demountable-and-assembling inkpad bases. The inkpad base can be freely demounted from and assembled to the base so that it is convenient for the user to grasp the inkpad. Color-staining problem between two neighboring inkpads is prevented and the...

20060090658 - Tissue marking system: A tissue marking system that includes a first ink reservoir that contains ink of a first color and a second ink reservoir that contains ink of a second color different from the first color. A first isolation space is positioned between the first ink reservoir and the second ink reservoir....

20060090660 - Blanket for printing roll: A blanket for a printing roll is disclosed. The blanket includes a silicon-based resin layer and a fixation film on a surface of the silicon-based resin layer....

20060090661 - Method and apparatus for laser induced thermal transfer printing: An apparatus and method for providing substantially intimate rolling contact between a portion of a donor sheet and a portion of an acceptor element in a laser-induced thermal transfer printer comprises a rotatably mounted cylindrical drum, an acceptor element affixed to and supported by the cylindrical drum, a rotatably mounted...