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Printing January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/09

20090025580 - Coating device and coating unit in a stencil printing apparatus: The invention discloses a varnish coating device that utilizes an ordinary conventional digital stencil printing apparatus, such that anyone can easily apply a uniform film of a viscous coating onto a predetermined area of, for instance, covers and surfaces of printed products. The invention functions as a varnish coating device,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090025581 - Mask for screen printing and screen printing method using the same: This invention relates to a mask for screen printing, which includes a mask body composed of a plurality of pattern areas having holes for screen printing and a peripheral area surrounding the outside of the pattern areas; and a protrusion portion formed in the peripheral area of a back surface... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090025582 - Screen printing method for printing a printed circuit board: An exemplary screen printing method for printing a printed circuit board is provided. The printed circuit board includes a number of parallel electrical traces. In the method, firstly, a screen printing stencil is disposed on a side of the printed circuit board having the electrical traces and a squeegee is... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090025583 - Variable cutoff printing unit with belt blanket and method of printing: A variable cutoff printing press is provided. The variable cutoff printing press includes a first plate cylinder, a second plate cylinder, a continuous belt blanket contacting the first and second plate cylinders and a movable support cylinder supporting the belt blanket. The first and second plate cylinders, the continuous belt... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20090025584 - Method for developing printing plates in an offset printing press and printing press for carrying out the method: A method for developing printing plates in a printing press having at least one printing unit includes loading an imaged, undeveloped printing plate with dampening solution before a start of printing for dampening in at least one printing unit of the printing press for an active duration corresponding at least... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090025585 - Method for starting continuous printing with reduced application of dampening solution and printing press for carrying out the method: A method for operating an offset printing press having at least one printing unit with an inking unit, a plate cylinder for receiving a printing plate, a blanket cylinder, an impression cylinder and a dampening unit, and for controlling an application of dampening solution from the dampening unit onto the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090025586 - Web-fed rotary printing press: A web-fed rotary printing press is disclosed. The printing press having several printing units and having a folding unit, and a turner bar nest and folding superstructure positioned between the printing units and the folding unit, in which at least one printing substrate web can be separated into partial webs... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090025587 - Digital printing press with automated media transport: A digital printer is provided with an automated printing sheet transport system, operating in an intermittent regime of feeding a printing sheet to the digital printer, halting the transport to allow printing onto the printing sheet while the printing sheet is maintained in a fixed position, and removing the printed... Agent: Agfa C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090025588 - Imprint apparatus and imprint method using the same: The present invention relates to an imprint apparatus for forming a transfer pattern on a substrate. The imprint apparatus includes a container comprising a pattern forming material and a mold member comprising an imprint pattern formed on a surface.... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20090025589 - Support for printing material and printing plate material: In the present invention, disclosed is a support for a printing plate material possessing an aluminum plate having been subjected to at least a surface-roughening treatment and an anodizing treatment, wherein the support has a roughened surface having a center-line average roughness Ra of from 0.25 μm to 0.50 μm,... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090025590 - Track-laying apparatus for laying easter bunny tracks, other track-laying apparatuses and track-laying methods: Easter bunny tracks may be laid onto the ground using a track-laying device to dispense flour or another material contrasting with the ground. Other desired track shapes (such as tracks of Santa's reindeer) may be laid using a track-laying device and suitable dispensed material. A handle with a ground-contacting rubber... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20090025591 - Process for on-press developing overcoat-free lithographic printing plate: A method of processing an overcoat-free on-press developable lithographic printing plate with ink and/or fountain solution is described. The plate comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer which is either capable of hardening (negative-working) or solubilization (positive-working) upon exposure to a laser, the non-hardened or solubilized areas of the photosensitive... Agent: Gary Ganghui Teng

20090025592 - Registering printing sleeve segments: A printing sleeve (10) has a first printing sleeve portion (10A) with a first and a second end. At least one of the ends of the first printing sleeve portion has a plurality of projections (16) and notches (18). A second printing sleeve portion (10B) has a first and second... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20090025593 - Printing press: A method of controlling a printing unit is disclosed. The printing unit comprising a plurality of printing couple pairs, each printing couple pair comprising a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder and an inking system associated with each printing couple pair operable to supply ink to printing plates mounted on... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090025594 - Inspection system for a sheet-fed recto-verso printing press: There is described a sheet inspection system for a sheet-fed recto-verso printing press of the type comprising two printing cylinders (10, 20) for carrying out simultaneous recto-verso printing of the sheets, said sheet inspection system comprising at least one inspection device (200; 300; 400) for taking an image of one... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20090025595 - Contact printing method using an elastomeric stamp having a variable surface area and variable shape: The present invention is directed to methods for patterning substrates by contact printing methods using tools that include continuous, flexible surfaces having variable surface areas and variable shapes.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090020024 - Silk screen printing machine for cylindrical objects: A printing machine for cylindrical objects (100), comprising carousel means (2) for moving for locating the cylindrical objects (100) in a successive number of work stations, among which at least a printing station (3) and a drying station (4); at least a means for inking (30) for printing on the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090020025 - Stencil discharging box, stencil receiving apparatus, and stencil printing apparatus: The present invention provides an easy-to-use stencil discharging box that can easily be detached from a printing apparatus with one hand, and can smoothly execute vertical discard in this state. A stencil discharging box that is detachably mounted to a printing apparatus for receiving a used stencil compressed by compressing... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090020026 - Printing press: A printing press is configured such that the printing sheet is supplied from the paper feeding unit through the intermediate cylinder 14 while the ink is supplied from the ink apparatus to the blanket cylinder 11 through the printing cylinder 12 and, when the printing sheet passes between the blanket... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090020027 - Synchronous control method and apparatus for web rotary printing press: A synchronous control method and apparatus are disclosed for a web rotary printing press which comprises a first printing press, a second printing press, a drive motor for driving the second printing press, and a folder provided in the first printing press, and enables a web printed by the first... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090020029 - Method and apparatus for automatically regulating the registers between imprints in a multi color rotary printing press: An apparatus for automatically regulating the register between two imprints being applied individually and successively onto a material web by at least two printing units arranged successively in the direction of travel of the web in a rotary printing press is provided, wherein the printing units being passed successively by... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090020028 - Printing groups comprising at least two cooperating cylinders and radially movable bearing units: Printing groups are each comprised of at least two cooperating cylinders, each of which is mounted in a bearing unit that radially displaces its associated cylinder. At least one of these bearing units is provided with an actuator which is controlled, or regulated by a control unit. An inking unit,... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.c.

20090020031 - Apparatus and method for treating a rotating printing technology surface with a process liquid, machine for processing printing material and machine for treating printing forms: An apparatus and method for treating a rotating printing technology surface, especially a re-imageable printing form, with a process liquid, such as cleaning, covering or rinsing liquid, include jet nozzles disposed along a straight line substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the printing technology surface, and a cloth... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090020030 - Installation for changing ink in a printing station of a flexographic printer: A method and an installation operable for cleaning an inking blade acting against a chambered printing cylinder of a flexographic printing machine. A cleaning device includes a blade cleaner, a recovery device for ink removed from the blade, a first prewash cleaning system, a subsequent regular wash system and an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090013884 - Sheet punching and embossing machine and method for orienting the sheets: A method of orienting a sheet in a sheet punching and embossing machine and a sheet punching and embossing machine includes at least one processing station, a machine control system and a sheet transport system including circulating gripper carts with gripper bridges on which grippers are secured. The sheet is... Agent: Heidelberger Drucksmaschinen Aktiengeselischaft C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090013885 - Disk label printer: Disclosed is a disk label printer that includes a slot-in type optical disk driving mechanism and a printing mechanism integrated with each other, has a small size, and prints a high-quality image on the label surface of an optical disk. The disclosed disk label printer includes: a case that has... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090013886 - Method and machine for aligning flexographic printing plates on printing cylinders: The invention relates to a method and a machine for aligning at least two flexographic printing plates on at least one printing cylinder. The method comprises the steps of capturing an image relating to a first plate, capturing the image relating to a portion of a second plate, reprocessing the... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20090013887 - Blanket holding rail: In the case of a blanket holding rail for the releasable attachment of a blanket (12) on a printing mechanism roll comprising two holding limbs (13a and 13b) having an elongated configuration, and joined together by way of a back portion (14) and between which the blanket (12) may be... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090013888 - Methods and means relating to photopolymer printing plates: A method for feeding a photopolymerised elastomeric printing plate, subsequent to exposure and washing out thereof, along a path through a rinsing station, comprises: optionally providing a plate assembly comprising the plate and, supporting the plate, a carrier having a pair of opposed peripheral regions each extending laterally beyond respective... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090013890 - Handling device of a printing press: A handling device of a printing press, in particular for handling printing plates during an automated printing plate change on a printing unit of a printing press, is disclosed. The handling device has a manipulator arm, where one end of the manipulator arm is assigned a manipulator head, which features... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090013889 - Method for improved plate change and sheet-fed offset printing press having a plate change apparatus: An apparatus and a method for changing printing plates in sheet-fed rotary printing presses include a plurality of printing units and plate cylinders being coupled to one another mechanically in the printing units during a printing operation. At the beginning of a plate change, the plate cylinders are coupled to... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090007806 - Functional unit for a rotary printing press and rotary printing press with such a functional unit: A functional unit for a rotary printing press and a rotary printing press having such a functional unit is disclosed. The functional unit has an assembly unit to receive at least one component of the functional unit, in which the assembly unit has at least one assembly section, at least... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090007807 - Inspection system for a sheet-fed recto-verso printing press: There is described a sheet inspection system for a sheet-fed recto-verso printing press of the type comprising two printing cylinders (10, 20) for carrying out simultaneous recto-verso printing of the sheets, said sheet inspection system comprising at least a first inspection device (100) for taking an image of a first... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20090007808 - Sheet-fed printing press: It is an object of the present invention to provide a sheet-fed printing press that prevents occurrence of troubles, such as damages of a surface treatment member such as a film for the surface treatment of, for example, a sheet of paper, by a simple structure. A gripping surface of... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20090007809 - Rubber stamp production apparatus and method: A simple and convenient apparatus and method for producing stamps using a photo polymer. A sandwich is constructed which includes a first ridged UV clear panel, a translucent sheet having a negative image, a first cover sheet, a pair of spacers framing the image, a quantity of liquid photo polymer... Agent: Averill & Varn

20090007810 - Washing device for a cylinder in a printing press: A washing device for a cylinder in a printing press includes a washing cloth for removing contaminants and ink, etc. from the surface of the cylinder and an ultrasonic source directing sound energy onto the surface of the cylinder to assist a washing operation. A focusing device disposed in front... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090007811 - Method of printing panel material: The invention relates to a method of printing panel material (2) with a printed image, whereby the panel material (2) is moved from a feeding station (5) into a printing station (3), in which an image is applied and out of which it is fed onwards in the transport direction... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090000497 - Liquid transfer member pressing force adjusting method and apparatus of rotary stencil printing plate liquid coating machine: A rotary screen printing press includes a rotary screen cylinder which supports a screen printing forme and is supported rotatably; an impression cylinder which is provided to oppose the rotary screen cylinder, has a groove portion provided in an outer peripheral surface thereof, the groove portion accommodating a gripper device... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090000498 - Printing device, production unit, and production method of electronic parts: A printing device, a production unit and a production method of electronic parts suitable for production of precise electronic parts are provided. A squeegee is attached to a rotating machine, and is autorotated and self-driven, and moreover, a printing pressure is generated in the squeegee, and resin is strongly filled,... Agent: Weiner & Burt, P.C.

20090000499 - Device and method for chambered doctor blade: Apparatus for applying a liquid medium such as a printing medium to a rotatable cylinder is disclosed including a chambered doctor blade with an elongated frame, a pair of doctor blades in wiping engagement with the surface of the rotatable cylinder, a seal disposed axially with respect to the cylinder... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090000500 - Printing press central control console: A printing press central control console of a web-fed printing press is disclosed. An operator console includes several operating elements for ink-zone adjusting elements of inking couples. Two groups of operating elements are positioned on one side of the row of operating elements for the ink-zone adjusting elements. A further... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090000501 - Modular printer assembly with a loading mechanism: Provided is a modular printer assembly which includes a housing having upper and lower covers, a first side wall and a second, opposed side wall, as well as a loading mechanism which includes a drive assembly with a traversing mechanism engaged with the drive assembly, and a pair of endless... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090000502 - Method and device for blanket wash-up of a printing couple of a rotary printing press: A method and device for blanket wash-up in the case of a printing couple of a rotary printing press, is disclosed. In order to wash up blankets, blanket plates or blanket sleeves on blanket printing cylinders in a time-saving and cost-effective manner by a blanket wash-up device, during delivery wash-up... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090000503 - Systems for checking the loading of a print forme magazine and systems for transporting at least one print forme stored in a print form magazine to a cylinder: A system for checking the loading of a print forme magazine, which stores at least two print formes, utilizes at least one code reader to read a code which is carried by the print formes. The code reader reads the coding of the printing formes in a secondary region. The... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.