Printing inventions 08/08

20080202361 - Adjustable die fixture for a printing press: An apparatus and methods for the adjustment of the position of a die in a printing press are disclosed. The apparatus and methods provide for the adjustment of a die frame within a chase. The chase defines a horizontal and a vertical axis. The die frame is slidably secured in... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080202360 - Imprinting apparatus for forming pattern at uniform contact by additional constant pressure: The present invention provides an imprinting apparatus (1) in which an expanded tube (43) supports a rear surface of an object substance (W) when a pattern of a mold (21) is imprinted on the object substance. Furthermore, in the present invention, when the tube (43) is expanded to support the... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080202362 - Substrate modification techniques for decorative purposes: Instruments for modifying flat substrates to emboss, imprint or cut one or more patterns thereon includes an operative unit for modifying the substrate and structure which positions the substrate relative to the operative unit to enable the unit to interact with the substrate and modify it. Several different combinations of... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080202363 - 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... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C. - Intel

20080202364 - Means of attaining large screen print area with new squeegee design: An adjustable variable pressure squeegee for screen printing includes a holder having a compliant member coupled to a retainer member and a squeegee blade having an edge coupled to the retainer member.... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080202365 - Method and device for transferring a pattern from a stamp to a substrate: A device (1) for transferring a pattern (12) from a stamp (10) to a substrate (20) comprises a table (22) for supporting a substrate (20), a flexible stamp (10) and a movably arranged body (25) having a pressure chamber (27) for exerting pressure on a portion of the stamp (10),... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080202366 - Stamping device and a media processing device: A stamping device comprising a stamp, a drive mechanism for moving the stamp between a printing position and a standby position, and a return urging member that urges the stamp towards the standby position in order to return the stamp to the standby position if the drive mechanism becomes inoperable.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080202367 - Article for stamping: An article for stamping comprises a first and a second laminar element (2, 3) hinged together in such a way that they can pass from a closed configuration in which they are positioned on top of one another to an open configuration and vice versa; a raised graphic element (4)... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080202368 - Printing method and printing press: An ink supplying unit supplies a water-based ink having a predetermined water content set in advance. An ink form roller receives the water-based ink from the ink supplying unit. A plate cylinder is in contact with the ink form roller, and receives the water-based ink from the ink form roller.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080202369 - Apparatus for conditioning a substrate: An image development method implemented on a substrate conditioning unit for the drying and compression of a print in an electrophotographic imaging process. The conditioning unit includes a heating mechanism for maintaining the heat of compression rollers, belts or nip rollers for compressing the substrate by a determined distance between... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080202370 - Printing method on curved surface and curved surface body printed by that method: A method for printing on a curved surface and a printed curved surface body using the method. The method includes the steps of: applying printing ink having a viscosity of 5-500 PaS, preferably 5-250 PaS, to a protrusion portion of a relief printing master plate 3 which is a flat... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080196606 - Efficient cross-stream printing system: A printing system includes first and second marking engines which output marked print media to first and second angularly spaced print streams. The marking engines define, at least in part, first and second sides of a working area, whereby a user has access to the first and second marking engines... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080196607 - Method and arrangement for manufacturing optical products with complex three-dimensional forms: A method, an arrangement and computer program product for manufacturing micro-optic surface design with complex, variable three-dimensional forms. A step embossing, step imprinting, a chip bonding or a corresponding device capable of patterning the surface of a target substrate is obtained. The target substrate whereto the micro-optic structures shall be... Agent: Venable LLP

20080196608 - Screen printing plate and screen printing apparatus: The present invention is a screen printing plate 1 in which at least an opening portion 2 that discharges a printing material for forming a target printing pattern 4 on a matter to be printed is provided in screen printing, and the screen printing plate is characterized in that the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080196610 - Adjusting device and method for rotary printing machine: A device for adjusting the position of a printing unit with respect to a printing web in a rotary printing machine comprising a control unit operable for controlling the movement of the printing unit from a predefined initial position Pi to a predefined end position Pf by successive steps T.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080196609 - System and method for inkjet printing: A system and method for making an image printing plate and for positioning control of a lithographic printing plate in the system. The system includes a carrier plate for supporting the printing plate for thereby increasing image quality, and a controlled curing device for improved accuracy of curing.... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080196611 - Device for controlling a rotary press: The device further includes a master generator which is capable of generating a master signal which represents a reference value of the rotary press, and a first interface which is capable of generating a first periodic signal in accordance with the master signal and transmitting this first periodic signal to... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080196612 - Real-time print product status: A web printing press is provided including a printing unit for printing a web, a delivery for printed products formed from the web, the web and printed products defining a printed product stream, a first sensor sensing a first characteristic of the web or printed products, a controller connected to... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080196613 - Print plate, a spacer-printing apparatus having the print plate and a method of printing a spacer by using the print plate: A print plate includes a surface including a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region, a panel print section and an alignment print section. The panel print section includes a plurality of panel spacer recesses disposed in the central region. The alignment print section includes a plurality... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080196614 - Clamping and releasing flexible plates to and from an imaging cylinder: A method for fastening plates onto an imaging cylinder, and an apparatus that includes one or more clamping devices. Each clamping device includes a clamping bar and an air hose that when inflalted lifts the clamping bar so that one end of a plate can be placed between the surface... Agent: Dov Rosenfeld

20080196615 - Use of printing ink for production of parts having a precut skin: Method of using a viscous printing ink for the protection of a notch formed in a skin which is intended for a part that is produced using a method including: producing a skin (1) having a notch (2) on the inner face thereof, covering the notch (2) with a protective... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080190307 - Pattern transcription device and method of fabricating cliche for the same: A pattern transcription apparatus comprises a cliche including a concave portion, a convex portion and a printing stopper, the printing stopper formed in the concave portion; and a blanket, on which a resist material layer is coated, rotatable on the cliche, wherein edges of the printing stopper protruding from the... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080190308 - Image forming apparatus and computer-readable medium: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus to perform image forming processing based on a print job, including: a sheet feeding section to feed a stored printing sheet, and a control section to allow the sheet feeding section to feed a pre-punched printing sheet with a previously formed punched hole which... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080190309 - Web printing press with delivery stream length determination: A printing press is provided including at least one print unit printing a first job on a web, a folder splitting the web into a plurality of ribbons, combining the ribbons, and cutting the ribbons into signatures, the folder having a folder delivery for delivery of the signatures, a marking... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, Llc

20080190310 - Method for coating a printing press cylinder: A method for coating a printing press cylinder, namely a plate cylinder or a transfer cylinder, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes providing a printing press cylinder with a metallic cylinder basic body, which has an outer surface area and at least one lockup slot, and applying a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080190311 - Printing machine comprising a suction device, suction device and method for changing a printing film: A printing machine including a printing film carrier on which a first printing film and a second printing film can be applied, offset with respect to each other in an axial direction, and comprising a suction device which comprises: a first suction cup for the first printing film; a second... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080190312 - Method of aligning a printing plate against a stop: A reliable method of aligning a printing plate against a stop includes moving the printing plate and the stop relative to each other, detecting temperature changes occurring at a temperature sensor connected to the stop, when the printing plate comes into contact with the stop, deriving signals indicating the position... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080190313 - Printing apparatus, reading apparatus, and motor component management system and method using the same: A method for managing motor components is performed such that, while one of the motor components is held, identifying information, such as a two-dimensional code, for example, is printed on a printable region on a metal surface of the motor component by discharging ink from a printing head toward the... Agent: Nidec Corporation C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080190315 - Asymmetric idz precession in a multi-pass direct marking system: What is disclosed is a system and method for minimizing the Inter-Document Zone (IDZ) in printing system architectures with print engines running at constant speed. The asymmetric IDZ precession disclosed herein is intended for those multi-pass systems where there is a difference in required start and stop durations of various... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20080190314 - Method for printing the surface of a chair base by water transfer printing and the chair base structure: A method for printing the surface of a chair base by water transfer printing comprises the steps of: a. pretreating the object to be printed; b. applying base coat or interface coat; c. drying and baking; d. putting transfer paper in a water transfer tank; e. applying activator; f. transfer... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080184900 - Apparatus for printing on the plant surface and the artificial plant surface: An apparatus for printing on the plant surface and the artificial plant surface, comprises a housing. A gripping device for holding the plant or artificial plant and a printing unit for printing on its surfaces are disposed in said housing. Said printing unit is connected to a computer which is... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080184901 - Franking machine incorporating an integrated ink supply device: A franking machine including a printer for printing postal indicia on a mail item, a supplier for supplying postage printing ink to allow a refill of the printer with postage printing ink, and a self-obturating connection connected to the postage ink supply by an ink transferor and intended either to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080184902 - Print screen frame tensioning system: The print screen frame tensioning system, generally rectangular in shape and fabricated from extruded rectangular tubular rails, when assembled, each side rail of the frame has a longitudinal one way channel, circular in cross sectional area, formed in each of the tubular rails for substantially the length of the tubular... Agent: Clifford G. Frayne

20080184903 - Card cleaning mechanism, card cleaning method and card printing apparatus: A card cleaning mechanism has a cleaning roller that cleans a surface of a card by contacting the conveyed card, and a roller-shaped cleaner that cleans a surface of the cleaning roller by contacting the cleaning roller. The cleaning roller is configured to move between a retreated position separated from... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080184904 - Roller apparatus, printing method and method of faricating liquid crystal display device using the same: Provided are a roller apparatus, a printing method and a method of fabricating an LCD device using the same, which can minimize the number of processes and a printing defect. In the printing method, first patterns are formed on a blanket. The first patterns have different surface energy from that... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080184905 - Method of operating a dampening unit in a printing press and printing press having a dampening unit: A method of operating a dampening unit in a printing press includes providing a first dampening solution applicator roller rolling on a plate cylinder with slip relative to the plate cylinder, and a second dampening solution applicator roller simultaneously rolling on the plate cylinder. As the two dampening solution applicator... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP