Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
101380100 | Rotating object | 28 |
20090282991 | ROTARY DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotary driving device includes a rotary shaft supported rotatably about an axis thereof on a predetermined supporting member, a rotary load body mounted on the rotary shaft to project radially outward from the rotary shaft in such a manner that the rotary load body can rotate integrally with the rotary shaft about the axis thereof, a driver for rotating the rotary shaft about the axis thereof, a disk mounted on the rotary shaft coaxially therewith for integral rotation with the rotary shaft, the disk having a mounting hole formed therein, a pendulum loosely fitted in the mounting hole, and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a relative position relationship between a central axis position of the mounting hole and a center of gravity position of the pendulum under conditions where the disk is rotating. | 11-19-2009 |
20100031834 | DEVICE FOR PRINTING BY TRANSFER ONTO A CYLINDRICAL PRINTING MEDIUM - The invention relates to a device for printing by transfer onto a print support ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100064912 | Methods and apparatus for image transfer - An apparatus for imprinting high quality images on non-planar surfaces, including the surfaces of various types of three-dimensional articles, such as baseball bats, formed from a number of different types of materials. In the preferred method of the invention, the non-planar surfaces of the three-dimensional articles are printed using a uniquely modified ink jet image transfer technique. The apparatus of the invention includes an ink jet printer coupled with a novel article positioning apparatus which functions to support a plurality of articles, to move a selected one of the articles into proximity with the ink jet printer and to controllably rotate the selected one of the articles. | 03-18-2010 |
20100319556 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer includes a tray, a tray transport means, a print mechanism, a disk holding mechanism, a disk release mechanism, a carriage transport means and a control means. | 12-23-2010 |
20110162542 | SEAMLESS CAN, PRINTING PLATE, CURVED SURFACE PRINTING MACHINE, METHOD FOR PRINTING ON SEAMLESS CAN, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEAMLESS CAN - By reducing a level difference between an overlapping portion and an ink layer in a portion in continuity with the overlapping portion, wrinkles caused duo to a neck-in processing are reduced, and a degradation of a film-strength in the overlapping portion is prevented. In a seamless can in which an ink layer is transferred onto a can body thereof by a curved surface printing, the ink layer which has been transferred, has an overlapping portion which is formed by an ink layer at a front-end portion and an ink layer a rear-end portion in a circumferential direction of the can body being overlapped mutually, and an ink area ratio for at least one of the ink layer at the front-end portion and the ink layer at the rear-end portion is smaller than an ink area ratio of a portion in continuity with the overlapping portion, excluding the overlapping portion. | 07-07-2011 |
20120017783 | ROTARY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING CONTAINERS - A system for digitally printing directly on a plurality of containers is provided. In an embodiment, the system includes a device configured to determine an initial position or orientation of an individual container; a plurality of print heads configured to print directly on said containers; and a plurality of container holders configured hold or retain an individual container, to rotate the individual container, and to maintain a rotational position of the individual container relative to at least one print head while printing occurs; and one or more curing devices. The system may be configured such that the plurality of container holders are configured to move along a linear or curved path, and the plurality of container holders may be configured to controllably rotate about a container axis. | 01-26-2012 |
20120118181 | DISC DRIVING APPARATUS - A disc driving apparatus includes: a recording and reproducing unit for recording or reproducing an information signal; and a print unit for performing printing to the printing surface of the disc-shaped recording medium. The print unit includes a print head contacting the printing surface when performing printing, a head feeding unit having a head support lever to which the print head is mounted, a guide cam having a cam guide portion extending in a movement direction of the head feeding unit, a moving cam having an forward path cam engagement portion engaged with the cam guide portion in the forward path and a return path cam engagement portion engaged with the cam guide portion in the return path; and a guide member guiding the movement of the head feeding unit between the initial location and the turnaround location. | 05-17-2012 |
20120247353 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON SOFT GELATIN CAPSULES DURING FORMING - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for printing on the surface of soft gelatin capsules during filling. In particular, the invention relates to an apparatus and method for printing a pre-determined figure or symbol on the surface of a soft gelatin capsule while a product is being encapsulated, including means for transporting the gelatin ribbon, inking means and means for shaping the soft capsule, including an injection, moulding and die-cutting station and additional printing means. | 10-04-2012 |
20120255450 | PLANT FOR PRINTING CONTAINERS - Described herein is a plant for printing containers, such as bottles, with at least one print image on at least one printing press with at least one printing head, wherein at least two printing presses connected one after the other are designed as carousels for the successive reception of the containers to be printed and the containers are directly transferred from a carousel to a following carousel or received by the latter. | 10-11-2012 |
20120272846 | CAN DECORATOR MACHINE, INK STATION ASSEMBLY THEREFOR, AND CAN DECORATING METHOD EMPLOYING SAME - An ink station assembly is provided for a can decorator machine. The ink station assembly includes an ink fountain providing a supply of ink, a fountain roll, a distributor roll, a ductor roll cooperable with the fountain roll and the distributor roll, a number of oscillator rolls having longitudinal axis and oscillating back and forth along such axis, a number of transfer rolls cooperating with the oscillator rolls, a printing plate cylinder including a printing plate, and a single form roll cooperating with the printing plate cylinder to apply the ink to the printing plate. The diameter of the single form roll is greater than the diameter of the printing plate cylinder such that the printing plate cylinder makes a complete revolution before the single form roll makes a complete revolution. Accordingly, no portion of the single form roll contacts the printing plate more than once per revolution. | 11-01-2012 |
20130047871 | Modular Decorating Machine For Conical Products - A decorating machine applies artwork to a product having a central axis and a frustoconical surface around its central axis. The decorating machine includes a film with artwork, a moveable deck, and a roller. The moveable deck includes a rotating mount on which the product is rotatably mounted. The product undergoes a pendulum-like movement on the deck while the product rotates relative to the moveable deck. The roller has a frustoconical shape that generally corresponds to the frustoconical surface of the product. The film is located between the roller and the product. The roller provides heat and pressure to the film such that the artwork attaches to the frustoconical surface of the product. | 02-28-2013 |
20150367184 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MARKING THE SURFACE OF A SPHERICAL OBJECT WHILE ROTATING THE SPHERICAL OBJECT IN ANY DIRECTION ABOUT ITS CENTER - A device and method for marking a spherical golf ball component, comprising: at least one rotation support; at least one spherical golf ball component having a center and an outer surface; wherein each spherical golf ball component is mountable on the rotation support such that the spherical golf ball component is rotatable in any direction about its center; and at least one marking arm that marks the outer surface while the spherical golf ball component is rotating. At least one marking arm may be motionless while marking the spherical golf ball component, or the marking arm may be motionless at least temporarily while marking the spherical golf ball component, or the marking arm may be movable to mark the outer surface. | 12-24-2015 |
20160001546 | CAN DECORATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus for decorating a can body. The apparatus comprises a can body conveying mechanism ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160129687 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING METALLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINER BODIES - A pair of metallic beverage container bodies is sequentially decorated in a direct single file queue by a dry offset rotary metallic beverage container decorator. A container body has a common design element, a first unique design element in a first color, and a second unique design element in a second color on its outer surface. The first unique design element is located within a boundary of the second unique design element. A second container body has the common design element, a third unique design element in the first color, and a fourth unique design element in the second color on the outer surface. The third unique design element is unique relative to the first and second design elements. The third unique design element is located within a boundary of the fourth unique design element. | 05-12-2016 |
101039000 | Traveling | 10 |
20080282913 | Mandrel Used For Digital Printing On Can Members - There is proposed a clamping mandrel for a rotationally symmetrical hollow body in the form of a beverage can integrally comprising a body portion and a bottom. Accurate coupling and precise control of the movement of the mandrel is to be transmitted to the hollow body. For that purpose there are provided a plurality of clamping segments forming an outwardly facing cylindrical clamping surface for engaging an inside surface of the hollow body. The clamping segments are radially movably guided. A force-transmission device arranged in the interior of the clamping mandrel is provided for synchronous control of the radial movement of the clamping segments. That provides for controlled precision movement of a hollow body clamped by the clamping device. | 11-20-2008 |
20090205516 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL PRINTING ONTO INDIVIDUAL BOTTLES IN A RUN OF BOTTLES WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL BOTTLES IN THE RUN HAVE AT LEAST ONE VARYING DIMENSION DUE TO MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES, THE METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING MORE CONSISTENT ARTWORK ON INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS IN THE RUN OF CONTAINERS - A method and apparatus for the circumferential printing onto individual bottles in a run of bottles where the individual bottles in the run have at least one varying dimension due to manufacturing tolerances, the method and apparatus providing more consistent artwork on individual containers in the run of containers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in | 08-20-2009 |
20120216689 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECORATOR COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTED ADJUSTMENT THEREOF - Automated inspection technology is integrated with a cylindrical container print decorator machine to optimize the decoration process by making critical process and machine information properly and immediately available for corrective adjustments to the process. With this information, a high speed decoration machine operator will be made directly aware of the portions or subsystems of the decorator machine not functioning properly. The information directly facilitates, and can even recommend, corrective adjustments that are necessary to the decorator to better optimize printing functions. It is possible to use this information to optimize the operation of the decorator. It is possible to use this information by way of a properly configured control system, after specific augmentation capabilities are added to the decorator machine, to automatically close the loops with specific decorator printing machine parts or subsystems to dramatically improve the decorating process even while the machine is printing. | 08-30-2012 |
20130047872 | DISC DRIVE DEVICE - There is provided a disc drive device including a recording and playback unit that performs recording or playback of an information signal on a disc-shaped recording medium having a printing surface and a recording surface; a printing head that performs printing on the printing surface of the disc-shaped recording medium; a roller that is separated from or comes into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the disc-shaped recording medium and rotates the disc-shaped recording medium by being rotated while in contact with the outer circumferential surface; a spring member that biases the roller in an axial direction of the roller; and a position restricting member that has a restricting section against which the roller biased by the spring member is pressed and performs the positioning of the roller in the axial direction. | 02-28-2013 |
101040000 | Feeding or delivering | 6 |
20080264276 | Printing machine and a method of printing - The invention relates to a printing machine comprising a support plate ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080314266 | Pad Printing Machine - In present invention relates to a pad printing machine having a printing subassembly support that bears several pad printing subassemblies, at least two object carriers are used and together with the printing subassemblies of the printing subassembly support, constitute one print station wherein multiple print-objects, which are configured on the object carriers, can be printed simultaneously. | 12-25-2008 |
20100011977 | DEVICE FOR IMPRINTING THE PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF A CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECE - The disclosure relates to a device for printing on the peripheral surface of cylindrical workpieces, in particular bottle stoppers, using a pad printing process, with a feeding device for the workpieces and with a cliché roller, to which are assigned an inking station, a doctoring station, and a printing station, wherein the printing station features a pad roller that transfers the ink from the cliché roller to the workpieces. | 01-21-2010 |
20110179959 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING ONE MULTIPLE-PASS PRINT EACH TO PACKAGING CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a device for printing one multiple-pass print on each packaging container ( | 07-28-2011 |
20150059601 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON CONTAINERS - A device for printing on containers, in particular non-rotationally symmetric containers, including at least one printing unit including at least one print head, a conveying system, which includes a plurality of container reception means arranged for rotation about axes of rotation and which is configured such that the container reception components circulate on a closed path and a print area of an outer surface of a container accommodated in a container reception components is movable past the print head, and at least one first drive adapted to rotate the container reception component, accommodating the container, about its axis of rotation by at least one open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, the first drive being adapted to be variably controlled such that the print area is moved past the print head at a predetermined, substantially constant printing distance. | 03-05-2015 |
20190143669 | DEVICE FOR PRINTING HOLLOW BODIES | 05-16-2019 |
101400100 | Feeding or delivering | 4 |
20130247785 | Rail Guide Mounting Assembly for Mandrel Trip Apparatus - An independent mandrel trip system wherein a mandrel support block retaining a mandrel is connected to a shaft mounting block in a manner such that the mandrel support block can be reciprocatingly retracted and extended relative to the shaft mounting block in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel. The system includes parallel front and rear plate members to which are mounted linear bearing assemblies such that mandrel support block is supported in the front and the rear. | 09-26-2013 |
20130269551 | MACHINE FOR PRINTING CONTAINERS - Described is a machine for printing containers such as bottles or cans, with a plurality of treatment stations, on which printing heads and if applicable further devices required for the pre-treatment and post-treatment of the containers are provided, with a carrier for a plurality of containers, which are arranged next to one another on the carrier. In the process it is provided that the carrier can be transported via a conveyor belt from one treatment station to the next, in that a plurality of treatment stations each are arranged in line next to one another substantially transversely to the conveyor belt, in that the carrier is arranged substantially transversely to the conveyor belt and in that the treatment stations and the carrier can be moved relative to one another in substantially vertical direction. Instead of the conveyor belt, a rotary device can also be provided. | 10-17-2013 |
20150375943 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ORIENTING A BEVERAGE CONTAINER END CLOSURE AND APPLYING INDICIA IN A PREDETERMINED LOCATION - An apparatus and method of orienting and decorating container end closures is provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods used to position container end closures in a predetermined orientation and then decorate a predetermined portion of the end closures. | 12-31-2015 |
20180024076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AN INKER OF A DECORATOR | 01-25-2018 |