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Class / Patent application numberDescriptionNumber of patent applications / Date published
101171000MULTICOLOR44
20100101437PRINTING MACHINE - A printing machine for multi-color printing, including at least one camera (04-29-2010
20110041712COLOUR-MANAGEMENT - The invention presents a method for controlling the composition of an ink mixture (02-24-2011
20130047874IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus allowing a user to easily access an operating section even in a large-size apparatus can be provided. An image forming apparatus 02-28-2013
20140033938Colour Proofing Apparatus and Method - A colour proofing apparatus, including an engraved roller (02-06-2014
20150040785DEVICE FOR OFFLINE INSPECTION AND COLOR MEASUREMENT OF PRINTED SHEETS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BANKNOTES AND LIKE PRINTED SECURITIES - There is described a device (02-12-2015
101174000 Rotary machines 18
20080245247Printing machine - A printing machine includes a decurler 10-09-2008
20080295713NOTCHING UNIT, FOLDER AND PRINTING PRESS - A notching unit includes a notching blade and a notching blade holder. The notching blade holder is moved between a notch forming position where the notching blade forms intermittent notches in a folded signature and a groove waiting position where the notching blade does not form the intermittent notches in the folded signature.12-04-2008
20130319269COLOR CONTROL PATTERN FOR THE OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF COLORS PRINTED ON A SHEET OR WEB SUBSTRATE BY MEANS OF A MULTICOLOR PRINTING PRESS AND USES THEREOF - There is described a color control pattern (CP) for the optical measurement of colors printed on a sheet or web substrate (S) by means of a multicolor printing press, especially by means of a multicolor security printing press, which substrate (S) a exhibits an effective printed region (EF) having a multicolor printed image comprising a plurality of juxtaposed colored areas (A-H) printed with a corresponding plurality of printing inks of different colors, wherein the color control pattern (CP) is located in a margin portion (Im) of the substrate (S) next to the effective printed region (EF). The color control pattern (CP) comprises one or more color control strips (a-d) extending transversely to a direction of transport (T) of the substrate (S), each color control strip (a-d) comprising a plurality of distinct color control fields (CF, CF12-05-2013
101175000 Single impression 1
101176000 Web 1
20110120328PRINTING MODULE FOR USE IN AN OFFSET PRINTING APPARATUS AND OFFSET PRINTING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SUCH A PRINTING MODULE - A printing module for use in an offset printing apparatus, wherein the printing module is provided with an offset plate cylinder provided with an image to be transferred onto a substrate, wherein the printing module is further provided with an ink system for applying ink onto the offset plate cylinder, at least onto the image provided thereon, and with an impression cylinder, wherein the impression cylinder is arranged, at least in use, to hold the substrate passing between the cylinders against the offset plate cylinder to transfer the image from the offset plate cylinder directly onto the substrate. The invention further relates to an offset printing apparatus provided with such a printing module.05-26-2011
101177000 Transfer 7
20090031906Printing Press System - A printing press system includes a first machine line of a printing press, which is embodied as a newspaper printing press, and is provided with at least one first printing unit having printing group cylinders of a first maximum effective printing width. A second printing press, which is equipped with at least one second printing unit with printing group cylinders that have a second maximum effective printing width, is part of the first machine line. A dryer is located in alignment with the second printing unit. A former structure, having an effective width that is defined by the width of one, or of several formers disposed next to each other, and perpendicular to the feeding direction of the web to be folded, is also provided in the printing press system. At least one turning device is usable to transfer a web or a printed web, which has been printed in the first printing unit, to the former station. The first maximum effective width of the first printing unit is greater than the second effective width of the second printing unit. The maximum effective width of the former structure is the same as the maximum effective printing width of the narrower printing unit.02-05-2009
20090078135Printing Unit, Printing Press and Method of Producing Labels or Self-Adhesive Labels in a Printing Press - A compact printing unit includes a plate cylinder, an impression cylinder, and an ink applicator roller in a printing press, in particular a label printing press. In the printing unit, the plate cylinder is disengageable from cylinders contacting the plate cylinder for the purpose of format variation. The plate cylinder is pivotable about the impression cylinder about a pivot axis which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the impression cylinder and a distance between the axes of rotation of the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder is variable. A printing press and a method of producing labels or self-adhesive labels in a printing press are also provided.03-26-2009
20100050890Infinitely variable cutoff printing press - A variable cutoff printing press is provided. The printing press includes a plate cylinder including a first center axis, a plate take-up cylinder including a second center axis and a removable plate having a first length traveling around the plate cylinder and the plate take-up cylinder. The first center axis and the second center axis are separated by a center distance, the center distance being variable so the plate can be removed and replaced with a second plate having a second length. A method of variable cutoff printing is also provided.03-04-2010
20100058944OPTIMIZED-INTENSITY CONTROL MARK MEASUREMENT AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE MEASUREMENT - An apparatus and a method for evaluating control marks on printing materials by an optical sensor connected to a computer, which interprets overshooting of a predefined intensity threshold as it registers the printing material being a line of a printed control mark. The apparatus is distinguished by the fact that the control mark is registered by a color measuring instrument and that the intensity threshold of the optical sensor is calculated by the computer in dependence on the measured color value registered by the color measuring instrument.03-11-2010
20100089264Absorbent Articles Having Distinct Graphics And Apparatus And Method For Printing Such Absorbent Articles - The present disclosure provides embodiments of processes and apparatuses for printing series of different graphics on substrates used in the manufacture of absorbent articles. Such printed substrates can be used, for example, in the manufacture of printed diaper components, such as backsheets, topsheets, landing zones, fasteners, ears, absorbent cores, and acquisition layers. Embodiments of the apparatuses and methods disclosed herein utilize flexographic printing to provide for a sequential manufacture of a series of n absorbent articles having different graphics printed thereon, wherein n can be a number of 2 or greater. In addition, an absorbent product may be produced by placing one or more, or a portion, of the series of n absorbent articles in a package.04-15-2010
20110214581OPERATION OF A COLD FILM UNIT WITH GLUE APPLICATION - The invention relates to a unit for cold film transfer in a printing press. In order to improve the transfer process, a control device is used to control the film transfer, said control device adjusting the color values and the coating parameters of the transferred films.09-08-2011
20120304878IMAGING DEVICES - An imaging device can include an imaging drum to support a carrier fluid. A roller can remove a portion of the carrier fluid from the imaging drum. A fluid container can collect the carrier fluid from the roller. A fluid remover on the container can be used to remove the carrier fluid from the roller.12-06-2012
101178000 Web 4
20090266250Infinitely variable cut off printing press and method of varying cut off - A variable cutoff printing press is provided including a first plate cylinder with a first plate disposed about the first plate cylinder and having a first image portion. A first blanket cylinder transfers the first image portion to a web at a first location. A second plate having a second image portion is disposed about the second plate cylinder. A second blanket cylinder transfers the second image portion to the web at a second location. An impression cylinder contacts the first blanket cylinder and the second blanket cylinder via the web. The first image portion and the second image portion form one continuous image having an image cutoff length. A method of printing an image on a web with a cutoff using a variable cutoff offset printing press is also provided.10-29-2009
20090282996Printing press with different fixed cutoffs and method - A web printing press is provided printing a web having a first side and a second side including a first plate cylinder having a first diameter for printing a first image on the first side of the web and a second plate cylinder having a second diameter different from the first diameter for printing a second image on the second side of the web. A method of printing a web is also provided.11-19-2009
20120060709Apparatus for imprinting a material web - In an apparatus for imprinting a material web including a transport arrangement for moving the material web through the apparatus along stations for applying coloring agents to the material web and fixing the coloring agent applied to the web, and a web buffer arranged in the web transport direction of the material web ahead of the first imprinting station for accommodating a section of the material web moved back out of the station area upon shutdown of the apparatus, at least one clamping structure (03-15-2012
20140352561PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION OF A COLDSET WEB PRINTING PRESS TO A HYBRID HEATSET AND COLDSET PRINTING PRESS - A process and apparatus for converting a coldset printing press to a hybrid heatset and coldset printing press that comprises a infrared heater with a footprint of only about 5 square feet, and optionally an electrical VOC incinerator of about the same size. The hybrid heatset and coldset printing press does not need to make any blanket changes, roller changes, or ink changes when switching between heatset and coldset printing; only the paper is changed.12-04-2014
101183000 Multiple couple 3
20100107910PRINTING TOWERS COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SUPERIMPOSED PRINTING GROUPS, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH A PRINTING TOWER - A printing tower is comprised of at least two superimposed printing groups and at least two lateral frames A distance between the two lateral frames can be varied in a horizontal direction. Each of these two lateral frames accommodates at least two of the superimposed printing groups. At least one of the two lateral frames can be moved horizontally between a functional position, in which the lateral frames adjoin each other; and an open position in which the two lateral frames are spaced apart from each other. An elevating platform is situated between the two lateral frames when they are in their open position. The elevating platform can be lowered into a bottom resting position so that the two frame sets can be moved into their closed functional position.05-06-2010
20120037017PRINTING PRESSES HAVING ONE OR MORE PRINTING UNITS EMBODIED AS PRINTING TOWERS FOR DOUBLE-SIDED MULTICOLOR PRINTING, AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF COMPONENTS OF ONE OR MORE OF THE PRINTING UNITS - A printing machine, which is configured as a printing tower having a plurality of printing units, is usable for double-sided, multicolor printing. A device that is usable for controlling the temperature of the components of one or more of the printing couples is provided. Each printing unit includes a plurality of printing towers that are disposed vertically one over the other. Each of these printing devices has at least one component that is to be temperature controlled and which has a thermal interaction with a fluid of a secondary circuit by way of an inlet. The secondary circuit can have fluid of a primary circuit entered by a feeding station for controlling the temperature. Components that are to be temperature controlled, and that are part of at least two different printing devices, have thermal interactions with two secondary circuits that are different from each other. A selectively actuable electrical heating appliance is provided in the secondary circuit in addition to the feeding station and at least one of valves and pumps and heating appliances that are associated with the two secondary circuits and different from each other are disposed on a machine front side at different heights or can be fed with fluid from the primary units by feeding stations that are disposed at different heights.02-16-2012
20150090139COLLINEAR PRINTING METHOD WITH ROLLER-TYPE UPFRONT GOLD-STAMPING, MATTING AND SNOWFLAKE PRINTED PATTERNS, AND PRINTED PRODUCT THEREOF - Disclosed is a collinear printing method with roller-type upfront gold-stamping, matting and snowflake printed patterns and a printed product manufactured by the method. In a roller-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.04-02-2015
101186000 Bed-and-cylinder machines 1
20120137906COLOR PRINT MODULE FOR A FRANKING MACHINE - A color printing method for a franking system making it possible to print a franking mark on a mailpiece using at least three primary inks, namely cyan, magenta, and yellow, wherein at least one of said primary inks, namely cyan or magenta, is constituted by a similar postal ink, namely postal blue for cyan and/or postal red for magenta.06-07-2012
101202000 Inkers 7
20080216684Printing control apparatus and printing apparatus - In an aspect, a first ink amount relating to the yellow ink is smaller than both a second ink amount relating to the cyan ink and a third ink amount relating to the magenta ink.09-11-2008
20110088577METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR INKING DIFFERENCES IN PRINTING PRESSES WITH AN ANILOX SHORT INKING UNIT AND PRINTING PRESS HAVING THE APPARATUS - A method and an apparatus for compensating for inking differences between setpoint color values and actual color values in offset printing presses having at least one inking unit and a control computer. The control computer controls the printing speed of the offset printing press and the temperature control of rollers in the inking unit of the offset printing press. The control computer is set up in such a way that, if an inking difference is detected between the setpoint color values and the actual color values, a combined control operation including a change in the printing speed and the temperature in the inking unit is performed in order to compensate for the inking difference. A printing press having the apparatus is also provided.04-21-2011
20130061767PRINT - Certain examples of printers and methods of printing may involve determining colorant amounts of image regions within a print image.03-14-2013
20140182466LANGUAGE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE VISCOSITY OF PRINTING INK DURING THE PRINTING AND INK CORRECTION PROCESS - A System and method for measuring the viscosity of printing ink during the printing and ink correction process is presented. A Printing press comprises at least one ink supply system, with which ink can be transferred from an inlet point to the printing substrate, at least one optical measuring device for measuring actual optical values of light, in which the actual optical values are from light of selected wavelength ranges and in which the light has interacted with at least parts of the printing picture, whereby the printing press further comprises an ink mass determination device for determining the weight of at least parts of the ink which is located within an ink supply system a control and evaluation device which can be provided with measured values from the optical measuring device and with measured values from the ink mass determination device and which can be used to determine the optical deviation, that is the deviation of the actual optical values from the optical reference values, which are available as light intensity values of selected wavelength ranges, and which control and evaluation device can be used to determine on the basis of the optical deviation and the values from the weighing devices, how much corrective ink having a determined composition is fed to the printing press in order to approximate the actual optical values to the optical reference values.07-03-2014
20140182467LANGUAGE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE VISCOSITY OF PRINTING INK DURING THE PRINTING AND INK CORRECTION PROCESS - A System and method for measuring the viscosity of printing ink during the printing and ink correction process is presented. A Printing press comprises at least one ink supply system, with which ink can be transferred from an inlet point to the printing substrate, at least one optical measuring device for measuring actual optical values of light, in which the actual optical values are from light of selected wavelength ranges and in which the light has interacted with at least parts of the printing picture, whereby the printing press further comprises an ink mass determination device for determining the weight of at least parts of the ink which is located within an ink supply system a control and evaluation device which can be provided with measured values from the optical measuring device and with measured values from the ink mass determination device and which can be used to determine the optical deviation, that is the deviation of the actual optical values from the optical reference values, which are available as light intensity values of selected wavelength ranges, and which control and evaluation device can be used to determine on the basis of the optical deviation and the values from the weighing devices, how much corrective ink having a determined composition is fed to the printing press in order to approximate the actual optical values to the optical reference values.07-03-2014
20160023455DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A CHANGE IN A PREDETERMINED CONDITION - In an embodiment, a device and method for identifying a change in a predetermined condition. The device is a patch injected with ink that transforms in response to a change in the predetermined condition, such as, a change in temperature or change in the ultraviolet (UV) index level. The ink includes thermochromic ink that transforms or identifiably changes based on a change in a temperature condition, and/or photochromic ink that transforms or identifiably changes based on a change in an UV index level condition. When temperature increases or decreases to reach one or more threshold temperature values, the thermochromic ink transforms in an identifiable manner to indicate a condition has be met. When the UV index level increase or decrease to reach one or more threshold UV index levels, the photochromic ink transforms in an identifiable manner to indicate that a condition has be met.01-28-2016
101205000 Roller 1
101208000 Fountain 1
20110056395PACKING FOR A DOCTOR BLADE CHAMBER - A packing (03-10-2011
101211000 Processes 13
20080216685METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING COLOR DENSITY OF A COLOR BAR IN A PRINTING PRESS, AND PRINTING PRESS EQUIPPED WITH COLOR DENSITY MEASURING APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus that is capable of highly accurately measuring the color density of a color bar in a printing press by a simple structure, and a printing press equipped with the color density measuring apparatus. There is provided a method of measuring the color density of a color bar of each of print mediums in a printing press, in which each of print mediums is printed and imaged before it is discharged from the printing press, and the color density of the imaged print medium is measured. Specifically, the method includes: storing the shape and the color information of a basic color patch of a color bar of a print medium; imaging the entire area of each of printed print mediums; storing an image of the entire area of the imaged print medium; scanning a particular area of the stored image, said particular area containing a basic color patch of a color bar of the imaged print medium, on the basis of the previously stored shape and color information of the basic color patch, thereby searching out the basic color patch of the imaged print medium; storing the position of the searched out basic color patch of the print medium; and recognizing the position of the color bar from the stored position of the basic color patch and measuring the color density of the color bar.09-11-2008
20080282915Method and system for predicting print colors - A profile generator determines differences between the standard spectral reflectances of a color chart printed under standard density conditions and the spectral reflectances of a color chart printed while the density of one of the colors C, M, Y, K is changed, and the densities of the other colors are secured to standard densities. When density variations are established, the profile generator generates a print predicting profile using spectral reflectances produced by adding the standard spectral reflectances and the difference with respect to the color whose density has changed. The colors of a print produced when the density of a desired color is changed are predicted with high accuracy using the print predicting profile.11-20-2008
20080314268Improved Print Control Strip for Color Measurement on Printing Material, Measuring Method and Method of Metering Ink - A print control strip to be applied to printing material during a multicolor printing process, includes multiple measuring fields associated with one ink zone on the printing material. The measuring fields, which are associated with one ink zone, include at least two gray measuring fields. A method of measuring fields in print control strips on printing material with a measuring device and a control unit connected thereto, and a method of controlling metering of ink in offset printing presses including at least one ink metering device in each printing unit and a control unit, are also provided.12-25-2008
20090013886Method 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 image captured from the first plate so as to obtain a portion thereof corresponding to the image relating to the portion of the second plate, concurrently displaying said reprocessed image and the image captured from the second plate and aligning said two images.01-15-2009
20090193987METHOD FOR COLORING A COLORING CARD - A coloring method has acts of: (a) preparing a substrate having at least one display surfaces and each display surface printed with an ink layer to form a coloring area having multiple resin units mounted in the coloring area; (b) coloring the coloring area of the substrate with water-based colorants; and (c) rubbing the coloring area of the substrate. The coloring area is colored and rubbing alternately to display a special effect, like colored leather. Moreover, the coloring area can be colored by blending red, blue and yellow to obtain various colored results. The present invention is able to stimulate, inspire and develop color sensibility for children.08-06-2009
20100229744METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPLICATION OF INK IN A PRINTING PRESS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A method and computer program product for controlling application of ink in a printing press include predefining a setpoint color value in a device-independent color space. An ink metering element is activated with an ink application value, producing an ink layer thickness, on printing material, associated with the setpoint color value. An actual color value from the ink layer thickness on the printing material is determined, measured or colorimetrically measured in the device-independent color space. Activation with a changed ink application value based on deviation of the actual color value from the setpoint color value, produces an ink layer thickness differing from the produced ink layer thickness. A necessary ink layer thickness change is calculated based on changes in the color values in the device-independent color space upon a change in the ink layer thickness at the point of the actual color value, to determine the changed ink application value.09-16-2010
20110067585FABRIC PRINTING METHOD - A fabric printing method includes the following steps. A flexile underlayer and a fabric are provided and the fabric is pasted onto the flexile underlayer. The flexile underlayer and the fabric are sent to the printer to perform a UV printing. Thereby, the UV ink printed on the fabric can be suddenly dried to prevent the UV ink from expanding. Therefore, the figures on the printed fabric can be more delicate, beautiful and clear. The printed fabric can be mass produced by machine to reduce the cost and the manufacturing time. A printed fabric is also provided.03-24-2011
20120160114METHOD TO REGISTER COLORS IN IN-TRACK DIRECTION ON A MULTICOLOR WEB PRINTING MACHINE - A method for printing a multi-color image on a web that is moved in a transport direction along a plurality of printing units for respectively printing one color separation of the multi-color image. A line clock is determined for the printing unit being the first one in transport direction, as a function of the transport speed of the web, and a plurality of synchronization marks is printed with the web, said synchronization marks located in a region of the web that is outside the region of the multi-color image, and printed at a prespecified clock that is formed of a partial set of the line clock. The synchronization marks are detected at a position between the first and the second printing units, and a line clock for the second printing unit in the direction of movement is determined based on the detection of the synchronization marks.06-28-2012
20120304879WET-TRAPPING OF ENERGY CURABLE FLEXOGRAPHIC INKS AND COATINGS - Methods and apparatus for flexographic color printing, and more particularly for implementing “wet trapping” in flexographic printing using energy curable flexographic liquid inks are presented. Radiation curable inks can be formulated that wet trap over each other without back-trapping onto the plates and anilox units of down-line printing units by controlling the storage modulus of the inklcoating. The storage modulus G′ in the inks can be controlled to ensure that the highest G′ ink is printed ISt down with successive colors being trapped in the order of their (declining) G′ values. An image in wet ink can thus be trapped over a different image in wet ink of a different color without picking the ISt ink back up and redepositing it onto the subsequent plates and rollers in the printing press (back-trapping).12-06-2012
20130199388MARK, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLOR QUALITY PARAMETERS MEASUREMENT - A mark, a method and a system for colour quality parameters measurement of a printing press. The mark comprises a plurality of spots, wherein each spot comprises encoded dot level information, the distribution of spots defines a signature pattern for each process colour, a plurality of said spots is associated to each ink key of the printing press along an area of interest and the mark is invisible to the naked eye. The colour quality parameters measurement system comprises image capturing means synchronizable with the printing press and capable of accessing the entire width of an area of interest of the printing press, processing means, user control interface for communication between the processing means and the press user and a mark according to the invention. The method for colour quality parameters measurement comprises the steps of printing a mark according to the invention on an area of interest of a printing job, capturing an image of the printed mark, identifying process colour in the mark and determining at least one colour quality parameter.08-08-2013
20140261031SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING PATTERNS USING NEAR INFRARED UPCONVERTING INKS - The present invention relates generally to using upconverting inks for producing highly-resolved patterns for, inter alia, security applications. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of sols (inks) and printing processes that produce well-defined printed features consisting of polymers impregnated with luminescent upconversion nanocrystals. The patterns printed using such inks and processes may exhibit defined shapes, characters of text, and various other types of images.09-18-2014
20140331876IN-LINE INTEGRATED RAISED PRINTING - A method for in-line integrated raised printing. The method includes performing a plurality of separations, and generating a height of an in-line integrated raised print based on the performing the plurality of separations without requiring off-line printing activities.11-13-2014
20150068418METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A SUBSTRATE - A method for printing on a substrate is disclosed. In an embodiment of the method, the method includes printing a small print control mark of a printed color in a print zone of the substrate and printing a large print control mark of the printed color in the print zone of the substrate. A measurement value of the small print control mark and a measurement value of the large print control mark is detected by a sensor. A deviation between the measurement value of the small print control mark and the measurement value of the large print control mark is determined and an actual value of a print parameter of the printed color is corrected based on the deviation.03-12-2015

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