| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 101022000 | Rolling-contact machines | 44 |
| 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 gripped and moved through the machine by the grippers. The sheet transport system includes circulating chains. The gripper carts include travel carts which are connected to the sheet transport system, and the gripper carts stop at a respective processing station to process the sheet. The gripper bridge of a gripper cart is connected by spring elements to the travel carts, and the gripper bridge includes a contact surface which can be brought into contact with at least one driven adjustment element of a respective processing station to orient the sheet in the processing station and to lower the gripper bridge into the processing stations. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100229738 | EMBOSS DEVICE - An emboss device including an emboss roller having a surface on which convexoconcave are formed; and an opposed roller arranged oppositely to the emboss roller. The emboss roller and the opposed roller sandwich a sheet-like print object, thereby to impart convexoconcave to the print object. The spacing d between the protruded part of the surface of the emboss roller and the surface of the opposed roller is set to 50 μm to 200 μm. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100229739 | Imprinter - An imprinter includes a printing base for mounting a card and a print paper to be imprinted on a predetermined area thereof, a carriage that is movable above the printing base, a roller includes a hard material and is provided as is housed within the carriage for transcribing the information represented as embossed on a card, a roller shaft for fixedly supporting the roller, bearings for rotatably supporting the roller shaft at a position of a predetermined height from the card mounting surface of the printing base, and an elastic mechanism provided between the bearings and the roller shaft, the elastic mechanism being radially deformed during an imprinting operation to cause the roller to radially move relative to the bearings so that the embossed information of the card may be transcribed onto the print paper. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110265671 | Flat bed embossing machine comprising a foil web guiding device - The flat bed embossing machine with a foil web guiding device ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120037015 | EMBOSSER - Embodiments of the disclosure set forth an embosser for a die. The embosser includes a frame, a roller body, and a handle. The frame includes two substantially parallel sides. The roller body includes a roller to be in contact with the die. The embosser further includes a first pin pivotally coupling an end of the handle to the sides of the frame, and a second pin pivotally coupled the handle to a first end of the roller body. The second pin further couples the first end of the roller body to the sides of the frame along a first path. The embosser further includes a third pin coupling a second end of the roller body to the sides of the frame along a second path. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20130019766 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AN EMBOSSER DRUM FOR USE IN PRE-FORMATTING OPTICAL TAPE MEDIA - Various embodiments herein include utilities for generating embosser drums that are used to pre-format optical media such as optical tape with a pattern of nanostructures such as wobbled grooves. One utility includes generating a plurality of replicas from an embossing master and bonding the replicas together to form a bonded replica structure having a surface with the nanostructure pattern imprinted therein and a surface area that is approximately the same as an outer embossing surface of the embosser drum to be formed. Advantageously, a single, one-piece metallic shim can subsequently be generated, appropriately shaped and welded at a single seam to form the embosser drum outer embossing surface. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20140158004 | PATTERN IMPRESSING VIA A ROLLER ELEMENT - A device for impressing a pattern or design into uncured concrete having a hollow cylindrical sleeve Which can be paired with a conventional paint roller with a roller applicator sleeve having a nap. The hollow cylindrical sleeve includes an inner tubular surface which includes a inner surface texture to engage the nap of the conventional paint roller and an outer surface which includes a negative relief for imprinting a texture and/or a design in uncured concrete to create an appearance of a variety of materials such as, but not limited to, brick pavers, stone, rock, and hardwood. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20160067955 | Method of Increasing the Output of a Transfer Film Upon Embossing and Apparatus Suitable for Same - There is described a method of increasing the output of a transfer film ( | 03-10-2016 |
| 101023000 | Rotary | 36 |
| 20080229941 | Nano-imprinting apparatus and method - An apparatus and a method in connection with the lithography of structures on a micro or nanometer scale. A nano-imprinting apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention comprises two rotatably mounted rollers for transferring a pattern of micro or nanometer size to the substrate to be patterned. A first rotatably mounted roller has a patterned circumferential surface for transferring a pattern from the first rotatably mounted roller to a deformable substrate by contacting the patterned surface with the substrate. A second rotatably mounted roller has a principally smooth circumferential surface which faces the patterned surface of the first rotatably mounted roller. Furthermore, the second rotatably mounted roller is rotatably coupled with the first rotatably mounted roller for synchronized rotation of the first and second rollers. The substrate is movable between the first and second rollers such that, when these rollers rotate with respect to each other, the patterned surface of the first rotatably mounted roller comes into contact with the substrate whereby this pattern is transferred from the patterned surface to the substrate. | 09-25-2008 |
| 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 the printing material. A surface of the impression cylinder contacting the printing material is provided with micro-embossed structures for applying embossed information to the printing material. The printing material is printed and embossed simultaneously. A security feature and/or a change in gloss can be implemented on the printed product through the use of the embossed, preferably micro-embossed, information. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080295710 | Sheet-fed printing press - A sheet-fed printing press is provided with a cold foil-transferring unit for transferring foil onto a paper sheet, a printing unit for performing printing on the paper sheet, and an embossing unit for giving an embossed finish to the paper sheet. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090211468 | METHOD FOR DISPOSING OF USED EMBOSSING FOIL WEBS AND EMBOSSING APPARATUS WITH CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING DISPOSAL DEVICE - In a method for disposing of used embossing foil webs during the operation of an embossing apparatus, in which at least one embossing foil web is moved with the aid of a foil feed device with varying web speeds through an embossing gap and is subsequently supplied to a disposal device, the embossing foil web is removed from a final control device of the foil feed device by means of a tension conveying device downstream of the foil feed device and which produces a tension acting on the embossing foil web independently of the direction and amount of the embossing foil web speed in the same tension direction, as well as a cutting through of the embossing foil web in predeterminable time sections downstream of the tension conveying device outside an engagement area of the tension conveying device for producing cut off embossing foil web portions. The latter can then be disposed of. An embossing apparatus equipped with a corresponding disposal device is described. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090301323 | ROLLER PRESS FOR EMBELLISHING SHEET MEDIA - A new and improved roller press for embellishing media includes a pair of spaced apart roller press members supported for rotation by bearing blocks. A handle having a ratchet mechanism is connected to a first roller for turning the roller during pressing. A gear set connects the rollers for turning a second roller in a rotational direction opposite of the first roller for moving the media between the rollers for pressing. A feed bed and exit bed are disposed between the bearing blocks to provide a stable base for supporting the press. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100043654 | PRINTING PLATE AND METHOD OF PRINTING AN ALIGNMENT FILM USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to the device and the method for printing an alignment film. The printing plate comprises: a resin plate; a plurality of pixel array embossing pattern formed on the resin plate, for printing the alignment film to a pixel array formed on the glass substrate of the liquid crystal display device; a plurality of dummy embossing pattern formed on the resin plate at which the pixel array embossing patterns are not formed as seeing in the rotating direction of the printing roller; and a grooved pattern formed on the resin plate between the pixel array embossing patterns and between the dummy embossing patterns. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100147166 | EMBOSS DEVICE AND PRINT OBJECT - An emboss device ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100236431 | ROTARY EMBOSSING - An embossing apparatus comprises pairs of rotary embossing drums ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100326295 | Imparting Pattern into Material Using Embossing Roller - An embossing roller and a backing roller are positionally maintained so that the embossing roller and the backing roller define a gap therebetween. The temperature of the backing roller is maintained below a reference temperature. Material is fed between the embossing roller and the backing roll, where the material has been heated to a temperature greater than the reference temperature. As the material passes between and makes contact with the embossing roller and the backing roll, the embossing roller imparts a predefined pattern into the material. As the temperature of the embossing roller increases due to contact with the material, the temperature of the embossing roller is reduced so that it remains below the temperature of the material but above the reference temperature. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110011286 | PRINTING OR EMBOSSING UNIT, AND WORKING CYLINDER FOR THE SAID UNIT - A printing or embossing unit has at least two cylinders ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110023734 | Transferring Printed and/or Embossed Structures onto a Continuous Film - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transferring print and/or embossing patterns to a security element with a printing or embossing cylinder ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110271852 | WEB PRODUCT EMBOSSING APPARATUS - A web product embossing apparatus includes a first embossing wheel set, a second embossing wheel set, a third embossing wheel set, and a glue applicator. The first embossing wheel set embosses at least one raised first embossed pattern on a first web product. The second embossing wheel set and third embossing wheel set respectively emboss at least one raised second embossed pattern and at least one raised third embossed pattern on a second web product. The glue applicator disposes adjacent to the third embossing wheel set to apply glue to the raised third embossed pattern. The first web product and the second web product are bonded together to form a soft and bulky embossed finished web product with multiple embossed patterns thereon. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110271853 | ROLLER PAIR AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING A ROLLER PAIR - A roller pair for embossing web-shaped materials, consisting of a male part and a female part, which during operation are arranged in specified axial and radial positions to produce a nip, characterized in that at least one of the rollers has at least two markings on the shell surface thereof, of which two markings in each case in an extension form an angle α, with 0<α<90°, and wherein the markings are arranged depending on the stamping pattern. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110277645 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING REGISTRATION ERROR OF A ROTARY DIE - A rotary die apparatus and method for determining a registration error of a pattern applied to a strip of material by a rotary die. The rotary die apparatus may comprise the rotary die and a control system which senses signals from a sensor and a rotary encoder to determine an actual position of the rotary die when a fiducial on the strip of material is sensed. The control system may calculate the registration error by comparing the actual position with a registration target corresponding to a pattern length. The pattern length may correspond to the number of encoder pulses output per revolution of the rotary die divided by the number of patterns spaced apart around the circumference of the rotary die. An encoder count used to determine the actual position of the rotary die may reset each time it reaches the pattern length. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120118180 | Magnetic Roll - A roll for supporting at least a first flexible printing, embossing, or sheet cutting die plate, the roll including a cylindrical body having a rotational axis and an outer circumferential surface, the cylindrical body being divided into segments; a first magnet receiving concavity and magnet combination emitting plate attaching magnetic flux at a first circumferential surface segment overlying a first cylindrical body segment; a second magnet receiving concavity and magnet combination, further emitting plate attaching magnetic flux at a second circumferential surface overlying a second cylindrical body segment; plate edge aligning pins connected operatively to the first cylindrical body segment; and segment positioning cam and socket combinations adapted for selectively positioning and repositioning both the first cylindrical body segment and the plate edge aligning pins with respect to the second cylindrical body segment. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120152134 | PRODUCTION UNIT HAVING AN INDIVIDUAL DRIVE AND PRINTING PRESS HAVING AT LEAST ONE PRODUCTION UNIT - A production unit for a printing material processing machine includes a drive, a computer, a cylinder and an associated impression cylinder having a circumference different from that of the cylinder. Provision is made to detect an increase in drive torque on the cylinder and to calculate therefrom a differential angle of rotation varying at least over one revolution between the cylinder and the impression cylinder in the computer, to be used to actuate the drive of the cylinder. A printing press having at least one production unit is also provided. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130042771 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING PRODUCTS - An apparatus for treating products continuously fed to the apparatus includes a first roller rotatable around a first rotation axis and a second roller rotatable around a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis. A treatment gap is formed between the first roller and the second roller. The apparatus further includes an adjusting means for in-line adjusting the nominal size of the treatment gap. The adjusting means includes at least one piezoelectric element for shifting the position of the first rotation axis and/or the second rotation axis. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20140208966 | ROTARY EMBOSSING DEVICE WITH MOUNTING SYSTEM AND ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT - A rotary embossing device, in particular for making Braille embossments, includes a drive shaft and at least one embossing tool disposed thereon. The embossing tool includes a roller body, a mounting system and a tool sleeve. The tool sleeve is mounted to the roller body by the mounting system. The mounting system includes at least one mounting ring disposed between the roller body and the tool sleeve. The at least one mounting ring is advantageously engaged with an adjustment device for rotating the at least one mounting ring to adjust the angular position of the tool sleeve. The mounting ring includes at least one elastomeric ring and the mounting system further includes an axially displaceable mounting cover for compressing the at least one elastomeric ring. Tool sleeves can therefore be easily and quickly mounted and adjusted. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140245908 | METHOD OF PRINTING INTERSECTING LINES WITH ANGLE EFFECT - A method of printing intersecting lines with angle effect includes transferring ink to a flexo master. The flexo master includes embossing patterns disposed at an adjusted angle relative to an x-y axis. Ink is transferred from the flexo master to a substrate. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140245909 | MULTI-STATION FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PROCESS AND SYSTEM - A multi-station flexographic printing method includes transferring an ink from a first flexo master to a substrate. The first flexo master includes an embossing pattern. The embossing pattern includes lines of a first width or orientation. Ink is transferred from a second flexo master to the substrate. The second flexo master includes an embossing pattern. The embossing pattern includes lines of a second width or orientation. Ink is transferred from a third flexo master to the substrate. The third flexo master includes an embossing pattern. The embossing pattern includes lines of a third width or orientation. Ink is transferred from a fourth flexo master to the substrate. The fourth flexo master includes an embossing pattern. The embossing pattern includes lines of a fourth width or orientation. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140245910 | Tactile Feature Tool - An embossing head for use in a rotary printing press has a raised embossing stamp, a constraining means for constraining motion of the embossing stamp along a radial direction, and adjustable positioning means for stopping radially downward motion of the embossing stamp at an adjustable lowermost position for determining an adjustable radial height of the raised embossing stamp. A number of embossing heads may be mounted independently to annular collars of the press to enable free positioning of the corresponding embossments in both dimensions of the sheet material. The adjustable positioning means enables fine height selection and adjustment of each embossing stamp individually so as to enable and facilitate the production of embossments on sheet material within specified tolerances reliably over numerous print cycles. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140283696 | FOIL TRANSFER DEVICE - A foil transfer device includes a transport cylinder for transporting a printed sheet, a pressure cylinder for pressing a web of transfer foil against the transported printed sheet, and a support belt for supporting the web of transfer foil. The support belt passes through a transfer nip jointly formed by the transport cylinder and the pressure cylinder. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140283697 | DECORATIVE MATERIAL ROLLING MILL HAVING ADJUSTABLE ROLL GAP - The present invention discloses a decorative material rolling mill having an adjustable roll gap, which includes: a left frame and a right frame connected to each other; and an upper roll and a lower roll, two ends thereof being axially disposed on the left frame and the right frame; and a driving mechanism for driving the upper roll and the lower roll to rotate; and further includes: a rolling gap adjustment mechanism for driving the upper roll or the lower roll to move vertically along the left frame and the right frame, thereby adjusting a rolling gap between the upper roll and the lower roll according to the thickness of a shearing die. The present invention uses a rolling gap adjustment mechanism to adjust a rolling gap between an upper roll and a lower roll, thereby accommodating thickness differences among die sheets, upper rolling plates, and lower rolling plates from different manufacturers. Various rolling gap adjustment mechanisms disclosed by the present invention are simple in structure and convenient to use. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150020702 | FOIL TRANSFER DEVICE - A foil transfer device includes an impression cylinder for transporting a printing substrate, a pressure cylinder for pressing a foil web against the printing substrate on the impression cylinder in a transfer nip jointly formed by the pressure cylinder and the impression cylinder, a blower device blowing into an exit region of the transfer nip, and a deflection element for deflecting the foil web. The deflection element is disposed in such a way that the foil web has a web section freely extending from the pressure cylinder to the deflection element. The blower device is disposed on the same side of the foil web as the impression cylinder. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150059599 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SET OF EMBOSSING ROLLERS - In the method for manufacturing embossing rollers for a device for embossing packaging materials that comprises a set of at least two embossing rollers of which one is driven, and whereby the embossing roller set comprises a male roller having a male surface structure including structural elements and/or logo structures and a female roller having a female surface structure that is associated to the surface structure of the male roller for the common embossing operation with the male roller, the female surface structure is produced independently of a previously produced or physically pre-existing associated male surface structure. Along with a high embossing accuracy, this allows creating a very large variety of embossing structures, on one hand, and using a very large number of the most diverse materials, on the other hand, as well as reducing transverse tensions in the embossed material. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150083004 | COLLINEAR PRINTING METHOD WITH PAGE-TYPE UPFRONT GOLD-STAMPING, MATTING AND SNOWFLAKE PRINTED PATTERNS, AND PRINTED PRODUCT THEREOF - Disclosed is a collinear printing method with page-type upfront gold-stamping, matting and snowflake printed patterns and a printed product manufactured by the method. In a page-type seven-color automatic printing machine, an adhesive glue is filled into a first printing ink set, and a second printing ink set is modified to be a cold stamping device and mounted with a drum-shaped foil, and the middle section of each printing ink set is filled with printing inks of different desired colors, and the last printing ink set is filled with a repulsive paint and a gold paint. In a printing manufacturing process, a printed matter is processed by a partial cold stamping operation, each of the expected color printing operations is completed in a same-line procedure, the last printing ink set coats the repulsive paint and the gold paint onto the printed matter, and a ground or snowflake pattern is printed onto the printed matter in the same-line according to the mesh size of a mesh ink roller of the gold paint. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160200093 | EMBOSSING WITH PRINTED RELIEF PATTERN | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160375678 | LETTERING APPARATUS AND LETTERING METHOD FOR BEER BARREL - A lettering apparatus and a lettering method for a beer barrel are provided. The lettering apparatus includes a worktable, a hydraulic push device installed on the worktable, a first lettering device, and a second lettering device. The second lettering device includes a rotatory disk seat with the Z-axis as its axis. The rotatory disk seat is adapted to install a cask thereon. A circumferential surface of the rotatory disk seat is provided with an inner mold for lettering on an inner side of the cask. The first lettering device includes a connecting frame. The connecting frame is movable linearly along the Y-axis. The connecting frame is provided with an outer mold for lettering on an outer side of the cask. The hydraulic push device controls the outer mold of the connecting frame to move linearly along the X-axis for the outer mold and the inner mold to letter on a side wall of the cask. | 12-29-2016 |
| 101024000 | Piercing | 4 |
| 20110214580 | EMBOSSING ROLL FOR PRODUCING FIBROUS PRODUCTS WITH A RASTERED EMBOSSING, DEVICE EMPLOYING SUCH EMBOSSING ROLL AND ARRANGING EMBOSSING PROTRUSIONS ON SUCH EMBOSSING ROLL - An embossing roll for producing fibrous products especially tissue paper products, non-woven products or a hybrid thereof, and preferably hygiene and cleaning products, with an embossing surface is suitable to run against an anvil roll, the embossing surface includes protrusions starting from a base circumferential surface of the embossing roll; the embossing protrusions form a pattern with a base surface area of at least 3 cm×3 cm; within each pattern there is a high number of embossing protrusions which are sized and/or positioned such as to represent a rastered motive element covering the base surface area; at least some of the embossing protrusions are dimensioned and/or positioned such that consecutive minimum distances between opposed side surfaces of pairs of embossing protrusions arranged in sequence vary gradually. A device employing the embossing roll and a method for arranging embossing protrusions on a circumferential surface of the embossing roll are described. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110308405 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORATING A WEB MATERIAL - Apparatuses are disclosed that include forming selected perforation designs and patterns. The perforation designs and patterns can be formed in linear or nonlinear fashion, can extend in the cross direction or the machine direction and can be formed to complement or match an embossed or printed design on the web. The perforation designs and patterns can be formed utilizing various mechanical perforating techniques. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120167789 | DOUBLE-SIDED PAPER EMBOSSING APPARATUS - A double-sided embossing folder includes a first embossing plate having a first plurality of positive embossing features disposed thereon in the shape of a first image and a first plurality of negative embossing features formed on an opposite side thereof. A second embossing plate has a second plurality of positive embossing features disposed thereon in the shape of the second image configured to mate with the first plurality of negative embossing features and a second plurality of negative embossing features formed therein in the shape of the first image configured to mate with the first plurality of positive embossing features. At least one living hinge is interposed between and integrally formed with the first and second embossing plates. Each living hinge is formed from at least one V-cut formed between the first and second embossing plates to form inwardly tapered sides. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120304875 | Embossing wheel and Anvil for Braille Printer - A device for embossing Braille characters on an embossable substrate includes a embossing wheel and an anvil. The head containing a series of locations. The locations contain a combination of pins or divots and are configured to print one or more columns of a Braille cell. The anvil is configured with a series of grooves for mating with the pins of the embossing wheel. Embossing occurs when the anvil or embossing wheel is moved against the other and the embossable substrate is made to conform to the depressions in the locations where a pin on the embossing wheel is positioned. An embossed Braille cell can be unembossed by aligning the divots in the Braille embossing wheel with ridges formed between the grooves of the anvil. | 12-06-2012 |
| 101025000 | Hot die | 4 |
| 20080216678 | Hot-stamping method and device - A method for the hot-stamping a plurality of parts for stamping comprises operatively engaging a surface of at least one printing plate and a surface of a part for stamping in a stamping plane. The method further comprises providing a material which is to be stamped on between the printing plate and the part for stamping in such a manner that, during the operative engagement, the material which is to be stamped on is stamped onto the part for stamping. A stamping force for the stamping acts in a stamping direction approximately perpendicular to the stamping plane. The method further comprises simultaneously moving the surface of the printing plate and surfaces of the parts for stamping relative to each other into and out again from the stamping plane on defined, uniform paths of movement, said paths of movement intersecting a stamping axis during the stamping operation. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20120006212 | DEVICE FOR THE ROTARY DIECUTTING OF FLAT MULTI-LAYERED GOODS - A diecutting device, in particular for cutting labels, includes a diecutting cylinder that rotates about an axis of rotation, a counterpressure cylinder that rotates about an axis of rotation essentially parallel to the axis of rotation of the diecutting cylinder and has a cylinder body, and bearer rings assigned to the cylinders and rolling off on each other. A spacing between the diecutting cylinder and the counterpressure cylinder is adjustable. A respective bearer ring assigned to the counterpressure cylinder is connected to a counterpressure cylinder shaft and each end of the cylinder body of the counterpressure cylinder is connected to the counterpressure cylinder shaft by a respective connecting link guide. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20140165861 | Embossing media - Apparatus for embossing media, the apparatus including cutter apparatus to cut a shape in a surface layer of a multi-layer substrate to form a die. The apparatus also includes an embosser to emboss the media using the die. The cutter apparatus is arranged to provide the die to the embosser. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140174306 | Method and Device for Hot Stamping - The invention relates to a method for hot stamping at least part of at least one band-shaped stamping foil ( | 06-26-2014 |
