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Printing > Printing Members > Blanks And Processes Blanks And ProcessesBlanks And Processes patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/08/07 - 20070256584 - Photosensitive planographic printing plate and method of producing the same In a method of producing a photosensitive planographic printing plate according to the present invention, a web is coated with a coating solution, and a coating solution film thus formed is rapidly dried. For this drying, fresh air is blown onto the web W heated with a heat roll such ... 09/27/07 - 20070221081 - Apparatus for punching a printing plate A plate punching assembly, comprising a base with a footprint, wherein the base has a slot configured to receive a printing plate. The footprint is comprised of a first actuator configured to actuate a first punch adapted to punch through the slot and into a first chaff disposal opening; the ... 09/20/07 - 20070214983 - Method and apparatus for punching a printing plate Disclosed in this specification is a plate punching assembly, comprising a base with a footprint, wherein the base has a slot configured to receive a printing plate. The footprint is comprised of a first actuator configured to actuate a first bore, thus punching through the slot and into a first ... 08/23/07 - 20070193459 - Plate for rotary screen apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A screen is manufactured by carrying out a step of electroforming a base layer and a step of electroforming a protection layer. In the base layer electroforming step, a cylindrical mother die with a copper circumferential surface is immersed in an electroforming solution containing nickel ions. Then, while electric current ... 08/16/07 - 20070186795 - Method for automated platemaking A computer-to-plate (CTP) machine is operated using processless printing plates. A plate bender is built directly into the CTP, bending the plate after imaging in order to make it ready for mounting on the printing press, eliminating all intermediate steps. For presses requiring punched holes in addition to the bend ... 08/09/07 - 20070181025 - Method for manufacturing a printing form and printing form with thermally insulating layer Reusable printing forms and thermal image setting on the printing forms is optimized in terms of performance. A method for manufacturing the printing form, in particular a rewritable printing form, having a thermally insulating layer, is distinguished by the fact that the thermally insulating layer is produced by the configuration ... 08/09/07 - 20070181024 - Plate making apparatus and regenerative printing plate management method as well as interstage sleeve The invention relates to a print making apparatus and provides a technique which makes it possible to achieve a generally high processing speed without depending upon enhancement of the processing speed of individual processing apparatus. A number of stations (S1 to S4) at least equal to the number of steps ... 04/19/07 - 20070084369 - Flexographic printing plate and process for production thereof A flexographic printing plate, which comprises a plate formed in a form of sheet from a composition 100 parts by mass of (A1) a thermoplastic elastomer and 0.1 to 50 parts by mass of (B) silica particles, and has an intended printing pattern formed on at least one side which ... 04/19/07 - 20070084369 - Flexographic printing plate and process for production thereof A flexographic printing plate, which comprises a plate formed in a form of sheet from a composition 100 parts by mass of (A1) a thermoplastic elastomer and 0.1 to 50 parts by mass of (B) silica particles, and has an intended printing pattern formed on at least one side which ... 03/15/07 - 20070056456 - Method for manufacturing printing plate A method for manufacturing a printing plate includes forming first trenches having a first depth into an insulative substrate, forming an organic film over the insulative substrate including the first trenches, and forming second trenches having a width smaller than that of the first trenches into the organic film, the ... 03/08/07 - 20070051262 - System for thermal development of flexographic printing plates The present invention is directed to a method and a system for forming a relief image on a photosensitive printing element. The system comprises an enclosure housing a conveyor and a heatable roller. The photosensitive printing element is positioned on a continuous loop of the conveyor and the heatable roller ... 03/08/07 - 20070051261 - Manufacturing method for planographic printing plate for color printing The invention provides a method for forming planographic printing plates for color printing using a plurality of hues. The method includes at least: image-forming using an amplitude modulation screen only for a planographic printing plate used for printing black color used on a first drum of a printing machine; and ... 01/11/07 - 20070006758 - Planarizing element for thermal printing of color filter A planarizing element is described for use in a thermal imaging process. The planarizing element includes a support; a planarizing layer comprising a crosslinkable binder having a weight average molecular weight of about 20,000 to about 110,000. ... 12/07/06 - 20060272530 - Printing blanket with convex outer print surface A tubular printing blanket having an axial center has a carrier sleeve layer having a uniform thickness, a compressible layer, a reinforcing layer over the compressible layer, and a print layer disposed over the reinforcing layer. At least one of the reinforcing layer and the compressible layers has a non-uniform ... 12/07/06 - 20060272529 - Laser ablating of printing plates and/or printing rollers to decrease taper and tir Apparatus for reducing variations in total indicated run-out and taper in a printing roller, includes a detector which detects variations in total indicated run-out and taper in a surface of the printing roller, and a laser which ablates the surface of the printing roller. A control device controls the laser ... 11/16/06 - 20060254444 - Method for producng a printing plate for intaglio printing and corrsponding printing plate The invention relates to a method for producing a printing plate for intaglio printing. According to said method, a laser is used to create recesses and/or lines in a base body consisting of a brass alloy and/or having an outer layer consisting of a brass alloy. ... 10/19/06 - 20060230962 - Coating method and planographic printing plate The present invention provides a method of coating a coating solution comprising: providing a web; providing a coating solution; coating the coating solution on at least one surface of the web; and drying the coating solution to form a coated layer, wherein a temperature of the web is maintained at ... 09/21/06 - 20060207455 - Apparatus and method of fabricating blanket for printing roll An apparatus and method for fabricating a blanket for a printing roll for is provided. The apparatus includes a container to receive and drop printing roll blanket material for patterning an LCD substrates, a preheating part below the container to preheat dropped printing roll blanket material and a curing part ... 08/10/06 - 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 ... 06/15/06 - 20060124009 - Apparatus and method for thermally developing flexographic printing elements An improved apparatus for thermally developing a flexographic printing element to reveal a relief image on the surface and a method of using the apparatus to expose and develop a flexographic printing element. The apparatus typically comprises means for softening or melting non-crosslinked photopolymer on the imaged and exposed surface ... 06/15/06 - 20060124008 - Device and method for producing flexographic plates using digital imaging, for newspaper printing An apparatus for the in-line production of flexographic printing plates by means of digital imaging is used for the production of newspaper flexographic printing plates. ... 05/18/06 - 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 ... 05/11/06 - 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 ... 11/10/05 - 20050247222 - Method of making a photopolymer sleeve blank having an integral cushion layer for flexographic printing A method of making a photopolymer sleeve blank for use in flexographic printing is provided which includes providing a base sleeve, applying a cushion layer over the base sleeve, applying an optional barrier layer over the cushion layer, and applying a photopolymer layer over the barrier or cushion layer. The ... 11/10/05 - 20050247221 - Method and apparatus for producing printing forms A method for producing a printing form of a rewritable type erases the surface of the printing form and than images the erased surface to provide a permanent and erasable image on the surface. The erasure and imaging of the surface of the printing form are carried out in such ... 11/03/05 - 20050241509 - System for thermal development of flexographic printing plates The present invention is directed to a method and a system for forming a relief image on a photosensitive printing element. The system comprises an enclosure housing a conveyor and a heatable roller. The photosensitive printing element is positioned on a continuous loop of the conveyor and the heatable roller ... 09/29/05 - 20050211121 - Flexo processor An improved flexo processor and a method of using the improved flexo processor to increase the flexibility of both the type and the size of the flexographic printing element that may be processed. The novel thermal plate processor system is capable of processing both flat and round photosensitive printing elements ... 09/29/05 - 20050211120 - Apparatus and method for thermally developing flexographic printing elements An improved apparatus for thermally developing a flexographic printing element to reveal a relief image on the surface and a method of using the apparatus to expose and develop a flexographic printing element. The apparatus typically comprises means for softening or melting non-crosslinked photopolymer on the imaged and exposed surface ... 09/29/05 - 20050211119 - Apparatus and method for thermally developing flexographic printing sleeves An improved thermal development apparatus is used to remove uncured photopolymer from the imaged surface of a flexographic printing element. The apparatus typically comprises one or more heatable rolls that are contactable with an imaged surface of a flexographic printing element; and means for maintaining contact between the one or ... 09/01/05 - 20050188868 - Method for direct engraving of cups to accept the printing ink for rotogravure A method for direct engraving of cups to accept printing ink in a surface of print cylinders specified for rotogravure. The engraving is executed such that the cups are formed from a predetermined number of engraved image points. ... 08/25/05 - 20050183597 - Combined ablation and exposure system and method An exposure system is provided that surrounds a photopolymer on a rotating cylinder ablation system. The exposure system linearly follows the ablation source and operates to expose the ablated (masked) plate with high intensity illumination from all sides so as to continuously expose all points on the photopolymer. ... 08/04/05 - 20050166779 - Method for producing flexo printing forms by means of laser direct engraving Flexographic printing plates are produced by means of direct laser engraving by a process in which the starting material used is a flexographic printing element, the relief-forming layer of which has a combination of a substantially hydrophobic, elastomeric binder and an inert plasticizer. Flexographic printing plates obtainable by this process ... 07/14/05 - 20050150407 - Method for the productuion of a flexographic plate and flexographic plate obtained according to said method A method for producing a flexographic plate that includes a base layer and a layer of a photosensitive material fixed on the base layer. An image is produced on the photosensitive layer by selective reticulation. Areas to be reticulated are exposed to amplitude-modulated laser light with a wavelength ranging from ... 06/30/05 - 20050139106 - Image recording apparatus A sheet printing plate material includes a plastic support having optical transparency for infrared light, and at least a hydrophilic layer and a thermosensitive image formed layer formed on the plastic support, wherein the sheet printing plate material is wound on a drum having surface reflectance of 0.1 to 10% ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |