Printing inventions 08/06

20060191426 - Bundled printed sheets: Systems and methods for manufacturing bundled printed sheets. The printed sheets can be used for labels, business cards, greeting cards, trading cards, tickets, game cards, bank cards, phone cards, identification cards, note pad sheets, paper currency, negotiable instruments, interlaced images, coupons, chits, ballots, maps, forms, time sheets, and like applications....

20060191427 - Digital decoration and marking of glass and ceramic substrates: Disclosed in this specification is a decal assembly comprising a decal support, a releasable covercoat, a heat activatable layer, and an ink layer. The ink layer forms a digital image. The heat activatable layer has a high adhesion to a ceramic substrate at high temperatures and a low adhesion to...

20060191428 - Variable cut-off offset press system and methed of operation: A variable cut-off offset press system and method of operation which utilizes a continuous image transfer belt is provided. The offset printing system comprises at least two plate cylinders adapted to have thereon respective printing sleeves. Each of the printing sleeves is adapted to receive colored ink from a respective...

20060191429 - Printing with flexographic inks and lacquer: There is described a printing unit and a method for printing with flexographic inks. The printing unit includes a screen roller engaging a doctor blade system (3), and which is in continuous operation, either by engaging a motor (10) or by operation by the transmission (2) of the printing machine....

20060191430 - Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus: A sheet feeding device is adapted to feed a sheet to a sheet processing apparatus. The sheet feeding device has a stacking plate, a first guiding member, and an angle adjustment mechanism. The stacking plate is adapted for sheets to be stacked thereon. The first guiding member is adapted to...

20060191431 - Hand held two-ended ink stamper: A two-ended ink stamper has at least one handle with at least two ends. A first frame and a second frame are provided, and each frame is disposed adjacent to a different one of the ends of the handle. Each frame extends in a different direction from the handle. At...

20060191432 - Puncture cylinder provided with at least one puncture strip: A puncture or gripper cylinder is provided with at least one puncture strip that is provided with gripper pins or point needles. These pins are extendable from the cylinder to puncture and to grip a signature. At least one deflector is carried on the puncture cylinder and is extendable and...

20060191433 - Heat-sensitive recording material: The present invention is a thermally sensitive recording medium comprising a thermally sensitive color developing layer containing colorless or pale colored basic leuco dye and a color developing agent as main components on a substrate, wherein said thermally sensitive recording layer is comprising an acrylic polymer obtained by copolymerization of...

20060191434 - Device and method for storing at least two blankets that are drawn off from the same cylinder of a printing machine one after the other: At least two blankets which are removed from the same cylinder of a printing machine one after the other, are stored in a storage device. The blankets are drawn off the cylinder in a longitudinal direction and are stored in the device at an angle of inclination of not more...

20060191436 - Ink feeding method for a printing machine: An ink feeding method for a printing machine includes a first color density measuring step for measuring color density of prints at selected times, an expected color density computing step for computing, based on the color density of prints measured in the first color density measuring step, an expected color...

20060191435 - Line concentrator, network-capable apparatus, and communication system: In a system configured by connecting a printer (2) and a host device (3) to a line concentrator (1), an arrangement is made such that the printer (2) is held in power save mode for a for a long time to achieve power savings. When transferring to the power save...

20060191437 - Color registration test pattern: A method for evaluating the stability of print module registration for a printer creates an innovative test pattern by forming two graphic images from two separate print modules. The graphic images include parallel graphic information and a desired intersection point. The graphic images are printed on by a pixel by...

20060191438 - Method of operation of a printing unit and printing unit for offset machine: There is disclosed a printing unit (1) for use in an offset machine. The printing unit allows a broader use of offset machines (1). This is achieved in that the lacquer application means and the water application means comprise a unit (28) consisting of a doctor blade chamber device (30)...

20060185533 - Roller arrangement for embossing web-shaped materials: A roller arrangement for embossing web-shaped materials, in particular, web-shaped paper and tissue materials, is disclosed. A roller arrangement comprises a punch, which includes a first embossing pattern, containing a plurality of spaced-apart elevations, and a matrix which includes a second embossing pattern, containing a plurality of spaced-apart elevations. The...

20060185534 - Stencil printer: A stencil printer of the present invention includes a print drum, an ink feeding device for feeding ink to the inside periphery of the print drum, an ink replenishing device for replenishing ink to the ink feeding device, and a controller configured to control, based on print conditions, replenishment of...

20060185535 - Stencil manufacture: A method of forming a screen-printing stencil comprising electroforming the stencil using a bi-polar electrical signal. The bi-polar signal comprises a cathodic pulse (22) and an anodic pulse (24). When the cathodic pulse (22) is applied during the electroforming process, metal is deposited. When the anodic pulse (24) is applied,...

20060185537 - Method for positioning a sleeve on a printing-press cylinder, and printing-press cylinder: A method for positioning a sleeve on a printing-press cylinder includes providing a printing-press cylinder, a sleeve which is to be positioned on the printing-press cylinder, and a polyvinyl alcohol. The polyvinyl alcohol is applied to at least one of an outer surface of the printing-press cylinder and an inner...

20060185536 - Printing press roll and cylinder: A press pull roll for moving a printing web through a printing press, especially through a folder, includes a roll body which moves the web, and a motor inside the roll body for driving the roll body in rotation. The motor includes a stationary spindle having stator windings, and rotor...

20060185538 - Method and apparatus for printing a web: In a method and an apparatus for printing on material in web form print images are successively applied to the web by a transfer cylinder. The web is continuously drawn into the printing station and the speed at which the web is moved in the printing station during a printing...

20060185539 - Self-inking stamp filled by pressure over inking and an ink-pad container for said stamp: The invention relates to a self-inking stamp filled with ink by the top thereof at a pressure. The inventive stamp comprises a housing and a stamping unit which is connected to an actuating element, movably arranged in the housing and provided with stamping characters. The housing also comprises a drawer...

20060185540 - Method of utilizing a contact printning stamp: A method of using a contact printing stamp, including forming a transfer material on a plurality of stamping surfaces. The plurality of stamping surfaces are disposed on a plurality of stamp protrusions adapted from the forming of a stamp material in a plurality of recessed regions formed in an exposed...

20060185541 - Humid media transfer device and/or printing media transfer device of printing machines: The invention relates to the use of a roller or a rubber blanket with a covering made of elastomeric material with an outer surface for indirect or direct transfer of a damping solution and/or a printing agent to a print carrier of a printing press. In order to enable a...

20060185542 - Lithographic printing plate original form and plate making method: The lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention comprises a substrate 11 and a lipophilic layer 12 deposited on the substrate 11 wherein the lipophilic later 12 comprises a cross-linked product obtained by cross-linking a polymer having a thermally decomposable group on the main chain with a cross-linker. The...

20060185543 - Method for controlling development in automatic developing machine for photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor and automatic developing machine therefor: The electric conductivity of the developer is measured every constant period, a development replenisher is replenished every constant time as a time lapse replenisher in an amount based on a set value of a time lapse replenishment rate, a development replenisher is replenished every processing of a constant area of...

20060185544 - Method for replenishing development replenisher in automatic developing machine for photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor and automatic photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor developing machine: A development replenisher replenishment method in an automatic developing machine for a photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor, the method comprising: developing a plurality of sheets of exposed photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursors with a developer containing an electrolyte while replenishing a development replenisher to keep a developer activity constant, wherein...

20060185545 - Method and apparatus for changing printing length on a printing press: To modify an existing printing press from its original length/cut off to a different cut off, a sub-frame may be mounted on an existing frame of a printing press. The sub-frame permits the relocation of bearing supports for various printing cylinders, such as, for example, the plate cylinders and blanket...

20060185546 - 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 which integrated circuit chips and dies can be mounted...

20060185549 - Apparatus and method for measuring zonal inking: An apparatus for measuring zonal inking on a printed product having a plurality of inking zones includes a plurality of optical sensors, each of the optical sensors picking up signals from at least one zonal measurement region assigned to a respective one of the plurality of inking zones of the...

20060185548 - Control method for production processes with colour-relevant products and print result control method: Control method for production processes with colour-relevant products, wherein a production line with those stations in the production process, whose provision processes and/or processing processes influence the product outcome is defined, at least one master data record for each station in the production line is predetermined, and current data of...

20060185547 - Method and device for influencing the fan-out effect: A device is used to influence the fan-on effect of a web in a web-fed rotary printing press. Sensors are used to sense and to monitor a side register control or adjustment of the web. The values provided by the sensor are supplied to the device which controls the fan-out...

20060185550 - Method and system for determining the roundness of a golf ball: A golf ball is illuminated with diffused back lighting. CCD images of the golf ball are taken while the golf ball is being illuminated with the diffused back lighting. The edge or circumference of the golf ball is captured and sharply defined in the CCD images. The uniformity of the...

20060185551 - Reel changer for a web-fed press and method for regulating a reel change: A method for regulating a reel changer of a web-fed press includes having a current controller and a rotational speed controller connected to the current controller as a cascade control, and a position controller for positioning a dancer roller connected to the rotational speed controller to effect a further cascade....

20060180037 - Method for cleaning the screen stencil of a silk-screen printing device and silk-screen printing machine for said method: The invention relates to a cleaning method for the screen stencil of a silk-screen printing machine. According to said method, prior to an intermediate printing process designed to clean the screen stencil, the underside of said stencil is wet with a cleaning agent that dissolves dye. The invention also relates...

20060180038 - Pressurizing device: A reciprocating body 12 is reciprocably housed in a cylinder body 6, and a pressure rod 20 is reciprocably attached to this reciprocating body 12. A pressure end 20a of the pressure rod 20 protrudes from the cylinder body 12 toward the outside. By the reciprocating body 12 and diaphragms...

20060180039 - Wallpaper effect imprinting device and pattern sheet: A decorating imprinting device, pattern sheet and method are disclosed. The imprinting device is a multi-piece stamp made of polymer sponges, containing a relieved decorative design to be imprinted with paint material on a desired, relatively smooth surface, such as a wall, a piece of furniture. The pattern sheet is...

20060180040 - Apparatus for carrying or guiding a printing material sheet: An apparatus for carrying or guiding a printing material sheet on an air cushion between a nozzle surface and the printing material sheet has first nozzle pairs which are arranged in a first row and second nozzle pairs which are arranged in a second row for generating the air cushion....

20060180042 - Dampening water regulating scale, and dampening water control method: A dampening water regulating scale P includes first detecting patches PY1, PM1, PC1 and PK1, and second detecting patches PY2, PM2, PC2 and PK2. The first detecting patches PY1, PM1, PC1 and PK1 are formed of line patches having the number of lines at 400 lines per inch and a...

20060180041 - Warp printer, weaving machine and weaving method: The invention provides a warp printer, a weaving machine and a weaving method each having high freedom of a pattern to be expressed on a woven fabric and versatility to cope with production of woven fabrics of various kinds in limited quantities. A warp printer 1 includes yarn width reducing...

20060174783 - Roller press for embellishing sheet media: A new and improved roller press for embellishing media includes a pair of spaced apart roller press members having convex shaped radially outer press surfaces. A handle having a ratchet mechanism is connected to a first roller for turning the roller during pressing. A gear set connects the rollers for...

20060174784 - Method and device for mounting packing onto the cylinder of a printing press: A packing or dressing is mounted on a cylinder of a rotary printing press. A dressing suspension leg, situated at an end of the dressing extending in the production direction of rotation of the cylinder, is positioned in an opening in the surface of the cylinder. That suspension leg is...

20060174785 - Printer: The present invention provides an improved printer and recording device having an improved design for providing efficient operation and improved print and recording speed to one or more storage devices. In one aspect, the present invention meets the above needs by providing a printer having printing means adapted to operate...

20060174786 - Printing group of a printing unit, consisting of two printing groups which are placed vertically above each other, in a printing machine and printing unit: A printing unit consists of at least two printing groups, which are placed vertically above each other, in a printing machine. Each of the printing groups includes a printing cylinder, an inking unit with at least one inking roller, a dampening unit with several dampening rollers arranged in a line,...

20060174787 - Hand stamp with adhesively held ink cartridge: A hand stamp that has a frame member that holds an ink cartridge. The cartridge has an ink storage layer and an image forming layer. An upstanding wall surrounds the ink storage layer forming an ink reservoir. There is a ledge surrounding the inside of the stamp frame that has...

20060174788 - Apparatus for applying a fluid to a printing forme: An apparatus for applying a conditioning solution, a rubber-covering solution, or a medium for producing an image-differentiating layer, to a surface to be coated, in particular to a rewritable and erasable printing forme positioned on a forme cylinder of a press, includes a coating roller which applies the fluid to...

20060174789 - Stamp device for use in soft lithography and method for producing the same: A structured, elastic stamp device is disclosed for producing the physical contact of the reactant with the substrate. More specifically, the device comprises a stamp device for carrying out soft-lithographic processes which comprises a base, which is produced from a polymer material, and at least one structured stamp surface of...

20060174790 - System and method for interleaf sheet and/or plate sheet removal and/or transport for use with a printing apparatus: One or more embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems and methods that remove an interleaf sheet interposed between plate sheets from a material stack used, for example, in a computer-to-plate imaging system and/or environment....

20060174791 - Method and apparatus to clamp and release flexible plates onto an imaging cylinder: A clamping device, a cylinder including a clamping device, and a method for clamping a plate onto the outer surface of the cylinder. The clamping device includes a base body extending in the axial direction and fixed to, or incorporated into the cylinder. The clamping device also includes a clamping...

20060174792 - Method for registering patterns on a web: A method for registering patterns on a web to provide independent scale control in both the lateral and longitudinal directions is provided. The method comprises routing the web over a first roller; routing the web over a second roller and stabilizing the web; applying a pattern to the web using...

20060169154 - Article of manufacture for a surgeon to use to mark the anatomical site of an upcoming surgery: In order to avoid wrong site or wrong side surgery, it is customary and in some cases, mandated by law or policy, that a surgeon mark the anatomical site to be operated upon while the patient is awake and capable of concurring with the surgeon that the appropriate site has...

20060169155 - Packing for a sheet-guiding cylinder in a processing machine: A printing and/or varnishing machine having a plurality of sheet-guiding cylinders in which at least one of the cylinders has an outer detachable packing which has enhanced ink repellent characteristics and which significantly reduces wear. The packing has a layered structure which includes a flexible backing material 12, the underside...

20060169156 - Method for processing lenticular foil: Pursuant to the invention, this objective is accomplished owing to the fact that for determining the actual position of a sheet (1), aligned according to a front edge (3), the position of a contact line (7), formed between two adjacent lens strips (6), is determined and, in an evaluating and...

20060169157 - Inking unit: An inking unit for a printing press is disclosed. It comprises a plurality of forme cylinders (9,10) operable to feed ink onto a plate cylinder (3) of a printing press and a separate ink distribution drum (15,16) associated with each forme cylinder operable to feed ink to each forme cylinder...

20060169158 - Method and apparatus for securing a printing plate on a plate cylinder: A method and apparatus for securing a printing plate on a plate cylinder is disclosed. A tensioning bar is moved by an actuating device toward an entrance slot defined by an outer circumferential edge of the cylinder to engage a rear end of the printing plate. The tensioning bar is...

20060169159 - Arrangement for the optoelectronic recording of large-area fingerprints: The invention is directed to an arrangement for the optoelectronic recording of large-area fingerprints, particularly for acquiring prints of the entire palm of the hand. The object of the invention is to find a novel possibility for recording the papillary ridge pattern of a hand which permits a complete optoelectronic...

20060169160 - Method of forming a contact printing stamp: A method of forming a contact printing stamp, including creating a stamp material in a plurality of recessed regions formed in an exposed end-region of a multilayer thin film structure. The stamp material having a printing surface adapted to transfer a transfer material....

20060169161 - Printer, printing method, program, computer system: The print start position, in a predetermined direction, of a medium to be printed is determined with high precision and efficiency. A printing apparatus causes the detection means to be positioned on one side in the movement direction; causes the carrying means to carry the medium to be printed in...