Printing inventions 10/08

20080257178 - Radial screen printing machine: The present invention relates to a radial screen printing machine, in particular for textile application, machine that is provided with printing stations (1) and is characterised in that it has a relative movement of angular lifting/lowering (13), between the stations and the correspondent platforms (8), whose operation is not promoted... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080257179 - Multiplexed control of multi-axis machine with distributed control amplifier: A control apparatus for multiplexing a single distributed control amplifier to control multiple axes of motion in a multi-axis machine. In one example, the control apparatus comprises a distributed control motor amplifier, a first motor constructed and arranged to provide movement along a first axis of motion, a second motor... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080257180 - Dampening control for a printing press: Apparatus for dampening a printing press comprises a spray bar (26) with solenoid operated nozzles (29) for dispensing a dampening fluid to the press, a controller (30) that sets the flow rate of the dampening fluid to the press through the nozzles, and workstation (31) operable to drive the controller... Agent: Chadbourne & Parke LLP

20080257181 - Rotary press: A rotary press including a plurality of printing groups each with a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder arranged in the machine frame such that respectively two blanket cylinders are configured to be leaned against each other and, in this way, a paper web that is guidable between the blanket... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257182 - Web-fed rotary presses comprising a modifiable folding assembly: A web-fed rotary printing press includes a printing unit which has a specific width for printing a web with six adjacent vertical printed pages in a first newspaper format. A longitudinal cutting device is used to divide the web into three partial webs, each of which having a width corresponding... Agent: Douglas R. Hanscom Jones, Tullar & Cooper

20080257183 - Turn bar assembly for rotary press: To this end, an assembly is provided which comprises a first turn bar unit 1 comprising an entrance turn bar 11 for guiding one of the split webs so as to turn the direction in which the one split web travels at an angle of 90°, a guide roller 12... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080257184 - Ductor for a printing press: A ductor for a printing press having a rounded ductor profile (3) is distinguished by the fact that the radius of curvature of the ductor profile (3) is greater at the point (10) which corresponds to the ductor angle (α) than at a tangent point (11) which lies 20° further... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080257185 - Method for producing flexographic printing forms and appropriate flexographic printing element: Process for the production of flexographic printing plates, in which the drying is carried out substantially using radiation, and flexographic printing element particularly suitable for carrying out the process.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080257186 - Drying apparatus for sheet: In a printing press equipped with a UV lamp for drying UV ink printed on a sheet transported by a transfer cylinder and a delivery cylinder, the UV lamp is accommodated within each of the transfer cylinder and the delivery cylinder, and is supported to be non-pivotable with respect to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080257187 - Methods of forming a stamp, methods of patterning a substrate, and a stamp and a patterning system for same: A method of patterning a substrate is disclosed. An ink material is chemisorbed to at least one region of a stamp and the chemisorbed ink material is transferred to a receptor substrate. The ink material has greater chemical affinity for the receptor substrate than for the at least one region... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20080257188 - Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, production method of a planographic printng plate and planographic printing plate: The invention provides an ink composition comprising: a condensed cyclic lactone compound; a compound that generates an acid when irradiated with a radiation ray; a cationically polymerizable compound; and a colorant. Further, the invention provides an inkjet recording method using this ink composition, a printed material obtained by using the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080257189 - Method for operating an inking system of a printing press: A method for operating an inking system of a printing press, where the inking system has an ink fountain in which printing ink is kept in readiness, where the inking system has a doctor roller which holds printing ink kept in readiness in the ink fountain, where the inking system... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080257190 - Use of polymers comprising amino groups modified by acid groups for producing humidifying agents or humidifying agent concentrates, in addition to humidifying agent circuits for offset printing: The use of polymers which comprise amino groups modified with acid groups for the preparation of fountain solutions for offset printing. A process for printing by means of the offset technique, in which a fountain solution which comprises polymer which comprises amino groups modified with acid groups is used.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080257178 - Radial screen printing machine: The present invention relates to a radial screen printing machine, in particular for textile application, machine that is provided with printing stations (1) and is characterised in that it has a relative movement of angular lifting/lowering (13), between the stations and the correspondent platforms (8), whose operation is not promoted... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080257179 - Multiplexed control of multi-axis machine with distributed control amplifier: A control apparatus for multiplexing a single distributed control amplifier to control multiple axes of motion in a multi-axis machine. In one example, the control apparatus comprises a distributed control motor amplifier, a first motor constructed and arranged to provide movement along a first axis of motion, a second motor... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080257180 - Dampening control for a printing press: Apparatus for dampening a printing press comprises a spray bar (26) with solenoid operated nozzles (29) for dispensing a dampening fluid to the press, a controller (30) that sets the flow rate of the dampening fluid to the press through the nozzles, and workstation (31) operable to drive the controller... Agent: Chadbourne & Parke LLP

20080257181 - Rotary press: A rotary press including a plurality of printing groups each with a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder arranged in the machine frame such that respectively two blanket cylinders are configured to be leaned against each other and, in this way, a paper web that is guidable between the blanket... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257182 - Web-fed rotary presses comprising a modifiable folding assembly: A web-fed rotary printing press includes a printing unit which has a specific width for printing a web with six adjacent vertical printed pages in a first newspaper format. A longitudinal cutting device is used to divide the web into three partial webs, each of which having a width corresponding... Agent: Douglas R. Hanscom Jones, Tullar & Cooper

20080257183 - Turn bar assembly for rotary press: To this end, an assembly is provided which comprises a first turn bar unit 1 comprising an entrance turn bar 11 for guiding one of the split webs so as to turn the direction in which the one split web travels at an angle of 90°, a guide roller 12... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080257184 - Ductor for a printing press: A ductor for a printing press having a rounded ductor profile (3) is distinguished by the fact that the radius of curvature of the ductor profile (3) is greater at the point (10) which corresponds to the ductor angle (α) than at a tangent point (11) which lies 20° further... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080257185 - Method for producing flexographic printing forms and appropriate flexographic printing element: Process for the production of flexographic printing plates, in which the drying is carried out substantially using radiation, and flexographic printing element particularly suitable for carrying out the process.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080257186 - Drying apparatus for sheet: In a printing press equipped with a UV lamp for drying UV ink printed on a sheet transported by a transfer cylinder and a delivery cylinder, the UV lamp is accommodated within each of the transfer cylinder and the delivery cylinder, and is supported to be non-pivotable with respect to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080257187 - Methods of forming a stamp, methods of patterning a substrate, and a stamp and a patterning system for same: A method of patterning a substrate is disclosed. An ink material is chemisorbed to at least one region of a stamp and the chemisorbed ink material is transferred to a receptor substrate. The ink material has greater chemical affinity for the receptor substrate than for the at least one region... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20080257188 - Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, production method of a planographic printng plate and planographic printing plate: The invention provides an ink composition comprising: a condensed cyclic lactone compound; a compound that generates an acid when irradiated with a radiation ray; a cationically polymerizable compound; and a colorant. Further, the invention provides an inkjet recording method using this ink composition, a printed material obtained by using the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080257189 - Method for operating an inking system of a printing press: A method for operating an inking system of a printing press, where the inking system has an ink fountain in which printing ink is kept in readiness, where the inking system has a doctor roller which holds printing ink kept in readiness in the ink fountain, where the inking system... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080257190 - Use of polymers comprising amino groups modified by acid groups for producing humidifying agents or humidifying agent concentrates, in addition to humidifying agent circuits for offset printing: The use of polymers which comprise amino groups modified with acid groups for the preparation of fountain solutions for offset printing. A process for printing by means of the offset technique, in which a fountain solution which comprises polymer which comprises amino groups modified with acid groups is used.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080250949 - Printing device for printing markings onto insulated round wires: The invention comprises a printing device for printing markings directly onto insulated round wires, comprising a printing module (1, 2) for printing the marking onto a retransfer film (7) as transfer carrier and a transport device (9, 13, 24) for the retransfer film (7) for transporting into a transfer device... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080250950 - Method and apparatus for calibrating print head pressure and applying an accurate print pressure during production: A stencil printer includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position, and a print head, coupled to the frame, to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. The print head includes a squeegee... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080250951 - Method and apparatus for adjusting a substrate support: A stencil printer for printing viscous material on a substrate includes a frame, a stencil, and a print head to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. A substrate support supports a substrate in a print position. A substrate support movement assembly includes a first movement mechanism configured to... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080250952 - Screen printing apparatus, screen printing method, and liquid crystal panel manufactured using the apparatus or method: A screen printing apparatus has: a screen mask having an opening pattern; a squeegee for coating a paste disposed on the screen mask to a plane of a substrate disposed on the lower part of the screen mask via the opening pattern; and a stage for holding the substrate comprising:... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080250953 - Portable intaglio printing press: The present invention is directed to a novel intaglio printing press and a method for intaglio print making using the intaglio printing press described herein. The present invention is comprised generally of two assemblies: a press bed assembly and a print head assembly. The print head assembly serves as a... Agent: Rudolph J. Buchel Jr., Law Office Of

20080250954 - Data carrier and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a data carrier, especially a value document or security paper, having a substrate (20) and, applied on the substrate, a coating (12) into which, through the action of laser radiation, markings (14) are introduced in the form of patterns, letters, numbers or images. According to the... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080250955 - Fluoropolymer film made by printing: Disclosed is a process for forming a patterned fluoropolymer film on a substrate by raised relief printing a fluoropolymer solution with a patterned raised relief printing plate, and drying the solvent from the solution to form the patterned fluoropolymer film. Such fluoropolymer films are useful as antireflective or hydrophobic layers... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080250956 - Marking system: A marking system is provided that includes a marking device having a volume of marking fluid stored therein. The marking device further includes: a head assembly that includes: a housing having a base with at least one aperture passing therethough, a frame mounted within the housing, wherein the frame further... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080250957 - Ink fountain of a printing press, ink fountain roll and printing press: An ink fountain of a printing press includes a component having a bearing face for bearing printing ink and cells made in the bearing face. An ink fountain roll for an ink fountain of a printing press and a printing press having an ink fountain, are also provided.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080250958 - Process for the manufacture of rollers for the printing of laminar materials, machine for implementing the process and printing support for printing rollers: A printing support is wholly manufactured within an irradiating machine equipped with visible marks located on the lower plate and on the machine. The laminar support supports the plates positioned on a dimensionally stable substrate sheet on which marks are made accurately in the same location relative to the overall... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080250959 - Loading device, input section, method for loading a printing plate, computer system and computer program product: The invention relates to a loading device for loading a printing plate from a multiple plate stack to an input section of a plate imaging bed in an imaging system for performing a computer-to-plate imaging process on printing plates. The loading device comprises a picking unit for picking a printing... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080250960 - Method for mounting cylindrically-shaped printing forms: The invention provides a method and apparatus for mounting two or more cylindrically-shaped printing forms onto a cylindrically-shaped base. The base can be a print cylinder or an adapter mounted onto a print cylinder. The method and apparatus provide for positioning the two or more printing forms in register on... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080250961 - Color misregister amount detection method and apparatus for printed report: In a printed product color misregister amount detection method, a reference register mark including a first color area portion with a predetermined width and a blank portion in contact with the first color area portion is printed in a reference color on a printed product to be printed by a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080250962 - Method for adjusting printing press modules: The present invention relates to a method for dynamically adjusting at least one printing press module of a printing press (100), in order to correct a first register. Only the first register is changed. Further registers are decoupled from this dynamic adjustment by coupling correction values (146, 148, 150) for... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080245244 - Transfer device and printing press: A transfer device (26) intended to move an object (8) between a support zone (28) and a cap (12), includes: a frame (30); at least one holding arm (32) which is able to carry the object (8) to be moved; and drive elements (36) which are carried by the frame... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080245245 - Spray dampening valve with a seal assembly having at least a deformable end surface for use in an offset printing process: An embodiment may have a stationary valve seat having a predefined surface and having at least one protruding portion, and a moveable plunger assembly having a seal assembly, the seal assembly having at least a deformable end surface. In a closed position the predefined surface of the stationary valve seat... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20080245246 - Apparatus for coating a cylinder, in particular a wiping cylinder of an intaglio printing press: There is described an apparatus (1) for coating a cylinder (C), in particular a wiping cylinder of an intaglio printing press, with a plastic composition comprising inter alia a blade mechanism (4) comprising a single substantially planar blade (40) with a straight edge (40a) extending along the full length of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080245247 - Printing machine: A printing machine includes a decurler 51 for correcting curling of printing paper by sucking the printing paper with images printed thereon, a powder mechanism 61 for applying an anti-offset powder to the printing paper with the images printed thereon, a blower 71, a first pipeline 74 connecting the decurler... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080245248 - Printing method, printing apparatus and liquid-crystal display device using the same: A printing method realizes good reproducibility of an ink pattern and facilitates both the alignment operation between a printing plate and a blanket and the alignment operation between the blanket and a substrate, enabling the printing with positional accuracy as high as the TFT substrate can be fabricated. The flat... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080245249 - Stamp for hot or cold stamping: A stamp die (10) having a surface structure (14, 16) for hot or cold stamping is described, said stamp die (10) being flexible such that it is no longer necessary during stamping to make the hitherto necessary adjustments for tolerance compensation by placing suitable materials under the substrate to be... Agent: Charles R. Hoffmann Hoffmann & Baron

20080245250 - Gripper device in sheet-fed rotary printing press, and method of manufacturing the same: In a sheet-fed rotary printing press, a gripper device includes a gripper pad, a gripper, a plurality of projections, and a non-attaching layer. The gripper pad includes a first gripping surface. The gripper includes a second gripping surface and cooperates with the gripper pad to grip a sheet. The plurality... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080236411 - Printing unit of a printing material processing machine and method and machine for treating printing material: A printing unit of a printing material processing machine, preferably a sheetfed offset printing press, includes a form cylinder and an impression cylinder. The form cylinder has a printing form for applying printed information to the printing material and the impression cylinder has a microstructured surface, preferably a cover, contacting... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080236412 - Nano-imprinting method using material having surface energy: A mold release agent of polybenzoxazine is used in an imprinting process. With the novel mold release agent used, a surface energy of a template is greatly reduced, so that an excel lent imprinted image is obtained. Besides, the mold release agent is totally resolved in a solution with no... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080236413 - Media carrier: A carrier for supporting a media in a printing device for printing thereon includes a support portion configured to support the media, a tapered portion contiguous with the support portion, and at least one tab protruding from a surface of the tapered portion and extending beyond a leading edge of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080236414 - Apparatus for pad printing of products having significant variations and process therefor: A device for printing products with significant variations between them by means of a pad (24, . . . , 84), in particular for confectionery, sugared almonds, chocolates and pharmaceutical tablets comprising at least one pad (24, . . . , 84) with a primary guide (25, . . .... Agent: Lipsitz & Mcallister, LLC

20080236416 - Endless print belt for rotary stamp: An endless print belt for rotary stamp in which a plurality of print sections 5 are disposed with spaced-out parts 51 between each other on the surface of a print belt main body 24 at least the surface of which is formed of porous material, wherein a groove 25 in... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080236415 - Rotary stamp with master stamp: In a rotary stamp with master stamp incorporating a master stamp 3 having a window hole 30 from which a desired print section of a rotary stamp 2 is exposed in the bottom part of a grip case 4 containing a rotary stamp 2, a thin melt-processed laminated belt produced... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080236417 - Item having silicone inserts printed by serigraphy and process for manufacturing said item: The invention concerns an item (4), comprising a tubular body (13), specifically a fabric item (4), specifically a stocking, a sock, tights, a knee-length sock, a glove and similar, having silicone inserts (2) printed by serigraphy and a process for printing silicone inserts (2) by serigraphy to produce said item... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20080236418 - Static frame retension device: A modified static silkscreen frame including elongated elements on the upper surface of each frame element to mate with downwardly facing securement elements along the edge of a silkscreen panel such that the panel may be properly tensioned and retensioned as necessary.... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20080236421 - Liquid transfer apparatus: A liquid transfer apparatus includes a supply cylinder and viscosity reducing agent supply unit. The supply cylinder comes into contact with a transfer target body and performs transfer by transferring a transfer liquid to the transfer target body. The viscosity reducing agent supply unit supplies a viscosity reducing agent which... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080236420 - Liquid transfer method and liquid transfer apparatus: A liquid transfer method includes the steps of conveying a sheet by holding the sheet by a transport cylinder, and transferring a liquid to one surface of the sheet by a transfer cylinder opposing the transport cylinder and transferring the liquid to the other surface of the sheet by the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080236419 - Roller cassette for semi-rotary machines, which can be inserted into offset printing units: The invention relates to a roller cassette for semi-rotary machines, which can be inserted into offset printing units. The invention comprises at least three rollers, namely: at least one printing plate roller in the form of a first roller, one transfer roller in the form of a second roller and... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080236422 - Pad printing machine: A pad printing machine designed to doubly or multiply print an object. An object support is or can be positioned in stationary manner, at least one pad carrier carrying at least one pad is configured in displaceable manner relative to the stationary object support, and a drying element drying the... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080236423 - Cleaning device for rollers in lithographic plate manufacturing: An apparatus and related method for preparing a lithographic web during manufacturing by incorporating a cleaning device cleaning device capable of being in contact with one or more web rollers. The cleaning device including a cleaning applicator to apply the cleaning solution such that the cleaning solution connected to the... Agent: David A. Novais, Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20080236424 - Letterpress printing form, in particular flexographic printing form, and method for its production: In a letterpress printing form, at least one region at a floor of the printing form is formed between printing elements to reduce a likelihood that printing ink drops which may form at a floor between the printing elements could detach from the floor and result in an undesired ink... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080236425 - Printing plate for reversed relief offset printing, method of fabricating the same, and methods of fabricating substrate and display device: A printing plate for reversed relief offset printing ensures the prevention of the internal omission of a desired pattern without increasing the depths of depressions of the plate. The printing plate comprises a base material having depressions and a non-depressed part on a surface thereof, and ink repellent layers that... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080236427 - Planographic printing plate, and apparatus and method for manufacturing the same: According to the present invention, the droop height is set to 25 to 70 μm, a knife having an acute angle of 70° or more is used as the lower knife, and the level difference angle of the lower knife is set to 5° or less. Thereby, it is possible... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080236426 - Printing plate registration using a camera: A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of printing plate (14) mounted on an imaging drum (12), and applying an image to a printing plate while maintaining registration and alignment between the image and a reference edge (15) of the printing plate include mounting the printing plate on a... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20080236428 - Planographic printing plate, and apparatus and method for manufacturing the same: A plate feeding apparatus of this invention includes a storage unit 10 for storing a plurality of plates P with end edges thereof arranged even by a stopper 11, a first and a second nip rollers 12 and 13, a suction device 45 disposed at a distal end of an... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080236429 - Imaging system with media carrier storage position: An apparatus for imaging a media is able to accommodate, in an imaging position, a drum for loading flat sheets of media or a mandrel for loading sleeve media. The apparatus includes a storage position for locating the drum or mandrel when not in use and provides mechanisms for safe... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20080236430 - Method for determining optimized ink presetting characteristic curves for controlling inking units in printing presses and printing press for carrying out the method: A method for determining optimized ink presetting characteristic curves for the control of inking units in printing presses through the use of a computer, includes acquiring measured values on a printing material produced by a printing press within the context of a running print job, through the use of a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080236431 - Process for color variability in printing to simulate color variation of natural product: An apparatus for printing a variable pattern on a substrate, a method using the apparatus, a product produced by using the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes an ink bath containing a printing agent to be applied to the substrate, a roller that picks up ink from the ink bath,... Agent: Novak, Druce + Quigg L.L.P.