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| 101401100 | Blanks and processes | 72 |
| 20080250958 | Process for the Manufacture of Rollers for the Printing of Laminar Materials, Machine for Implementing the Process and Printing Support for Printing Rollers - A process for the manufacture of rollers for the printing of laminar materials, a machine for carrying out the process and a printing support for printing rollers. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080257185 | Method for Producing Flexographic Printing forms and Appropriate Flexographic Printing Element - Process for the production of flexographic printing plates, in which the drying is carried out substantially using radiation, and flexographic printing element particularly suitable for carrying out the process. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080314271 | Method for making a relief printing form - The invention provides a method for making a printing form having a relief surface on a floor from a photosensitive element. The method involves generating a polymerization rate curve for the photosensitive element from a step exposure test by measuring a cure response, such as floor thickness or one or more relief image characteristic/s, of the element relative to an energy density of a source of actinic radiation. The method exposes a photosensitive element to the source of actinic radiation based on energy density that accounts for changes in intensity of lamps used for the source of actinic radiation. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090007809 | RUBBER STAMP PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A simple and convenient apparatus and method for producing stamps using a photo polymer. A sandwich is constructed which includes a first ridged UV clear panel, a translucent sheet having a negative image, a first cover sheet, a pair of spacers framing the image, a quantity of liquid photo polymer filling the area over the image and between the spacers, a substrate film over the photo polymer filling, a second cover sheet, and a second ridged UV clear panel. The sandwich is held together by clamps and is placed over a raised UV window in a UV window box to selectively harden the photo polymer. Following initial hardening, excess photo polymer is washed away, the hardened photo polymer is immersed in an exposure mixture and placed over the UV window for final hardening. The raised UV window allows easy assembly of the sandwich and clearance for the clamps. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090126588 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing relief material for seamless printing - A workpiece | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090145317 | METHOD OF FABRICATING IMAGE FORMING ELEMENT USING IMPRINTING PROCESS, IMAGE FORMING ELEMENT FABRICATED BY THE METHOD, AND IMPRINTING SYSTEM - A method of fabricating an image forming element includes preparing an image drum, transferring conductive ink as a pre-form of a plurality of ring electrodes on an outer circumference of the image drum using an imprinting process, solidifying the conductive ink on the outer circumference of the image drum to form the plurality of ring electrodes, and forming an outer insulating layer on the outer circumference of the image drum having the plurality of ring electrodes. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090235835 | Method and apparatus for processing flexographic printing plates - A flexographic processing system provides a single workstation having a light exposure system for providing exposure of a flexographic plate and a thermal processing system for thermally processing the flexographic plate following exposure. The thermal processing system includes a heated element non-rotationally mounted to a press device that generates pressure between a first surface of the heated element and the flexographic plate. The thermal processing system also includes a material delivery mechanism that delivers absorbent material to the first surface of the heated element, wherein the absorbent material removes uncured photocurable material from the flexographic plate. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090241790 | Printing Press, Folder, and Methods of Operation - Systems and methods for allowing existing rotary printing press units to produce smaller pages at a faster rate of speed without having to replace the press unit. Specifically, the systems and methods relate to retrofitting an existing press unit to produce three pages of material in each full rotation instead of the traditional two pages. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090288569 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE HEATER - This invention provides an apparatus and process for forming a printing form from a photosensitive element having an exterior surface and a composition layer capable of being partially liquefied. The apparatus includes a displaceable heater for heating the composition layer, means for removing at least a portion of the composition layer from the element, and means for displacing the displaceable heater to a predetermined distance from the exterior surface. Positioning the displaceable heater at the predetermined distance assures reproducible removal of the liquefied composition from the various types of photosensitive elements that can be thermally treated in the apparatus, resulting in the printing forms having improved relief surface uniformity. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100126368 | Variable Cutoff Alignment Apparatus and Method of Aligning Printing Cylinders during a Cutoff Change - A variable cutoff cylinder alignment apparatus is provided. The variable cutoff cylinder alignment apparatus includes a plate cylinder support box for supporting an exchangeable variable cutoff plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder support box for supporting an exchangeable variable cutoff blanket cylinder and an alignment stop adapted to align the blanket cylinder support box and the plate cylinder support box. The plate cylinder support box supports an exchangeable plate cam and the blanket cylinder support box includes a blanket cam. The exchangeable plate cam is capable of contacting the stop and the exchangeable blanket cam is capable of contacting the plate support box to align the blanket cylinder support box and the plate cylinder support box. The plate cylinder support box and the blanket cylinder support box are capable of aligning cylinders of different sized cutoffs. A variable cutoff offset printing press and a method of aligning printing cylinders during a cutoff change are also provided. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100180783 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LATERAL PROTECTION FOR THE SELF-ADHESIVE UNDERCOATING PLASTIC SHEET OF A COATING (METAL-BACK PRINTING BLANKET) OF A TYPOGRAPHIC PRINTING ROLL - Described herein is a method for providing a metal-back printing blanket with self-adhesive plastic sheet, made to adhere to the metal layer of the printing blanket with adhesive of the PSA (Pressure Sensitive Adhesive) type, comprising a step of sealing one or more edges of the plastic sheet via application of an adhesive tape on said edges. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100224091 | TRAILING EDGE PATTERN FOR RELIEF PLATE FEATURE - An improved relief printing plate and method for producing said plate is disclosed. Disabling a pattern of halftone pixels associated with the trailing edge of a full tone image feature reduces the likelihood that a trailing edge inking void will be present when the relief plate is inked by a printing press. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100242761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL DEVELOPMENT HAVING A TEXTURED SUPPORT SURFACE - The invention is a method and apparatus for forming a relief structure by thermally developing a photosensitive element containing a composition layer capable of being partially liquefied. During thermal development, the photosensitive element is supported on a base member having an exterior surface that is textured. The textures for the exterior surface include a particular surface roughness and/or patterns. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100326302 | PRINTING CYLINDER OR PRINTING CYLINDER SLEEVE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A method for producing a printing cylinder or a printing cylinder sleeve includes providing a plurality of cylindrical discs with an essentially cylindrical outside surface and respectively one central opening for positioning the cylindrical discs around a core, and machining the essentially cylindrical outside surfaces so that the cylindrical discs form a printing cylinder surface when mounted on the core. Prior to positioning the cylindrical discs around the core, the method includes machining at least one of the cylindrical discs to form at least one contact surface. The contact surface is machined precisely so that during the installation of the respective cylindrical disc around the core, the contact surface comes to rest parallel against a complementary formed surface of an adjacent element of the printing cylinder or printing cylinder sleeve. The method further includes positioning the cylindrical discs around the core and alternately joining the cylindrical discs. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110005416 | BLANKET FOR PRINTING ROLLER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a blanket for a printing roller which can enhance adhesive force to an printing liquid and a method for fabricating the same. The blanket for a printing roller includes a base film, a buffer portion formed on a backside of the base film, and a printing mold formed on an entire surface of the base film to have methylic resin such that the printing mold has adhesivity to a surface thereof. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110094402 | TEMPLATE AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a template is provided. The template includes an unevenness provided on a first major surface. A side wall of the unevenness has a trench aligned in a depth direction of the unevenness. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110139026 | INK-JET PLATEMAKING METHOD - An ink-jet platemaking method is provided which takes advantage of the high convenience and high productivity characteristic of platemaking by ink-jet printing and which mitigates or improves the liquid gathering caused by droplet coalescence and printing durability, which have been problematic in platemaking by ink-jet printing. The ink-jet platemaking method comprises: using an ink for platemaking comprising water, one or more water-soluble organic solvents, and fine resin particles; adhering the ink for platemaking to a heated printing plate material; and volatilizing the solvent contained in the platemaking ink to dry the ink and thereby form an image. The ink-jet platemaking method is characterized in that the fine resin particles have a minimum film-forming temperature (MFT (water)) of 40° C. or higher, the ink for platemaking contains a water-soluble organic solvent (A) which lowers the MFT of the fine resin particles by 5° C. or more, the water-soluble organic solvent (A) accounts for 20% or more of all water-soluble organic solvents contained in the ink, and the water-soluble organic solvent (A) has a boiling point of 180-300° C. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110174176 | CLICHE FOR OFF-SET PRINTING AND PRODUCT MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a cliche for offset printing for forming a mesh pattern, and more specifically, to a cliche for offset printing comprising a mash pattern with a plurality of intersection units, wherein the plurality of intersection units are formed in a curved shape with a radius of curvature 0.6 to 4 times that of a mesh line width. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110219972 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTERS - A method for making a flexographic printing master includes the steps of providing a flexographic printing support: applying image-wise on the flexographic printing support subsequent layers of radiation curable liquid by an inkjet printing device whereby one or more applied layers are immobilized using a curing device before one or more subsequent layers are applied, such that a relief with a top hat profile is obtained; and grinding the relief so that the height DT of a top hat segment is reduced. An imaging apparatus includes structure to perform the above method. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110219973 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTERS - A method for making a flexographic printing master includes the steps of providing a flexographic printing support; providing an inkjet printing device; applying a mesa relief on the flexographic printing support with the inkjet printing device; and applying an image relief with the inkjet printing device on the mesa relief. A method for making a flexographic printing master includes the imaging apparatus. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110232516 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING DATA AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a system ( | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110252990 | PRINTING RELIEF PLATE - A printing relief plate, within a screen tint region, includes main halftone dot convexities, halftone dot convexities, and other halftone dot convexities, in which the heights of printing surfaces of the halftone dot convexities to which ink is applied differ from each other in a plurality of halftone dot convexity height levels. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110271857 | PRINTING SYSTEM EMPLOYING DEFORMABLE POLYMER PRINTING PLATES - A printing plate has a substrate, an array of cells on the substrate, wherein each cell corresponds to an element of a print image, a deformable polymer material localized into the cells such that each cell is at least partially formed from the deformable polymer material, a reservoir corresponding to each cell to collect the deformable polymer material as needed when the deformable polymer material is one of either melted or softened, and a heater to cause the deformable polymer material to either melt or soften. A method of forming a printing plate provides an array of cells, first heats the array of cells such that the deformable polymer material does one of either melts or softens, actuates the cells in the array to assume a deformed state, cools the array of cells to solidify the cells in the deformed state, second heats the cells such that the deformable polymer material in selected ones of the cells does one of either soften or melt and return to a less deformed state to form a printing pattern, and cools the surface to solidify the deformable polymer material in the printing pattern. A method of forming a printing plate provides an array of cells, heats the array of cells such that the deformable polymer material softens, actuates selected ones of the cells to deform surfaces of the selected ones to form a printing pattern, and cools the array of cells to solidify the printing pattern into a printing plate. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110277648 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING - An apparatus and a method for straightening a surface of a flexible media ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277649 | DIRECT ENGRAVING OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES - A system for engraving flexographic printing plates, is presented. A flexographic plate ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277650 | FILM TRANSFER DEVICE - A film transfer device guides a transfer film at least partly around a transfer cylinder having a channel. As a result of entrainment of the transfer film by an edge region of the channel during indexing, considerable impairment to web tension occurs, requiring an indexing speed to be reduced so as not to cause damage to the film. In order to increase an indexing frequency, in one region, i.e. more precisely in an edge region of the channel of the transfer cylinder, a coating is provided having such a nature that it at least reduces an adhesion of a rear side of the transfer film to the edge region of the channel, i.e. to the transfer cylinder in this case. In this way, the film slides better off the edge region of the channel and a higher indexing speed can be achieved. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110308413 | RADIALLY EXTENSIBLE, SLEEVE-SHAPED PRINTING BLANKET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A PRINTING BLANKET - A printing blanket for fastening on a printing blanket cylinder and a method for the production thereof are disclosed. The printing blanket includes at least one inner carrier layer, a first intermediate layer designed as a woven fabric layer and an outer cover layer. The woven fabric layer includes warp threads and weft threads. The printing blanket can be fastened on a printing blanket cylinder such that the warp threads extend in the axial direction of the printing blanket cylinder and the weft threads extend in the circumferential direction of the printing blanket cylinder. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110315032 | TRANSFER PRINT STRUCTURE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A transfer print structure is provided. The transfer print structure comprises a substrate; a color ink layer including a functional region; and an adhesive device combining the functional region with the substrate. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120000384 | Multi-Layer Compressible Foam Sheet and Method of Making the Same - Various methods for providing multi-layer compressible foam sheets for backing relief image printing elements are described. The use of multi-layer compressible foam sheets as backing layers allows for customization of the compressible layer, for example to impact the print result, maximize cushion life, enhance press speed characteristics and to modify the imaging of the printing plate resin. As a result, a customized compressible foam sheet can be used for backing various relief image printing plates to achieve a desired result. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120031291 | PRINTING MEMBERS FOR DIRECT IMAGING AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a printing member for imaging with an inkjet printer using pigment-based aqueous inkjet ink. The printing member may include a substrate and a hydrophilic coating layer. The coating layer may include acidic colloidal silica whose particles have an elongated shape, a hydrophilic polymer and a crosslinking agent. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120042797 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A PRINTING SLEEVE - An apparatus for preparing a printing sleeve ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120055361 | METHOD FOR MAKING PRINTING PLATE - A method for making a printing plate includes an operation that ejects an ink onto a printing original plate from an ink jet head. The ink contains water, a pigment, a resin, a first organic compound having a boiling point of 260° C. or more at 1 atmospheric pressure or a melting point of 90° C. or more at 1 atmospheric pressure, and a second organic compound having a boiling point in the range of 100 to 250° C. at 1 atmospheric pressure. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120103216 | MULTIPLE-LAYER FLAT STRUCTURE IN THE FORM OF A PRINTING BLANKET OR A PRINTING PLATE FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC AND LETTERPRESS PRINTING WITH LASER ENGRAVING - The invention is directed to a multiple-layer flat structure ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120111212 | Apparatus and Methods for Controlling Application of a Substance to a Substrate - Apparatus and methods for controlling application of a substance to a substrate involve the use of a functional agent that blocks the substance from or attracts the principal substance to the substrate. The apparatus and methods may utilize ink jet technology to apply the functional agent directly to the substrate or to an intermediate surface. The principal substance may be an ink, a dye, a marking substance other than an ink, or a carrier for any other type of substance. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120132093 | IMAGE TRANSFER BLANKET - An image transfer blanket usable with an image forming apparatus includes a main blanket body, a plurality of release layers configured to receive and transfer an image, each release layer disposed across from opposites sides of the main blanket body, and a plurality of soft layers configured to conform to a substrate onto which the image is transferred, each soft layer disposed between a respective release layer and the main blanket body. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120152137 | MATCHING IMAGING DATA TO FLEXOGRAPHIC PLATE SURFACE - A method for forming an image on a flexible media includes mounting said flexible media on an imaging device; scanning the flexible media to produce a digital representation of the flexible media; detecting defects in the digital representation to detect defective spots; and adjusting position of data for imaging according to the defects adapted to avoid imaging on the defective spots. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120186472 | LASER LEVELING HIGHLIGHT CONTROL - An apparatus for preparing a flexographic printing member includes a laser for forming a relief image that consists of both fine-featured regions and coarse-featured regions; and leveling a top most surface of at least one of the coarse-featured regions with the laser. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120204746 | Multilayer Sheet Material and Method for Making the Same - The invention relates to a multilayer sheet material ( | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120234189 | REUSEABLE PRINTING DEVICE - A method for preparing a printing cylinder includes providing an image bearing printing surface comprising a plurality of cells; applying a filling material into the cells; fixing the filling material in a first group of cells in a first pattern; and removing the filling material from a second group of cells. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120234190 | REUSABLE PRINTING DEVICE - An apparatus for preparing a printing cylinder includes providing an image bearing printing surface comprising a plurality of cells; applying a filling material into the cells; fixing the filling material in a first group of cells in a first pattern; and removing the filling material from a second group of cells. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120291645 | ABLATION-TYPE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING MEMBERS HAVING IMPROVED EXPOSURE SENSITIVITY AND RELATED METHODS - Ablation-type printing plates having improved exposure sensitivity are produced using an imaging layer—i.e., the plate layer that absorbs and ablates in response to imaging radiation—whose composition includes a large proportion of crosslinker. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120298000 | METHOD FOR MAKING A CYLINDRICALLY-SHAPED ELEMENT FOR USE IN PRINTING - This invention pertains to a method for making a cylindrically-shaped element, and particularly a cylindrically-shaped element for use as a base sleeve for printing or as a support for a print form. The method includes wrapping a sheet of a material having a first end and a second end to bring the second end adjacent the first end to form a base sleeve having an axial seam of the first and second ends. The first end has a non-linear edge having an amplitude. Portions between the first end and the second end overlap and form the axial seam. The method can include applying an imageable material adjacent an exterior surface of the base sleeve that covers at least a portion of the axial seam. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120318154 | PRINTING BLANKET, PRINTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTING BLANKET - A printing pad ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120325099 | MULTIBEAM EXPOSURE SCANNING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTING PLATE - This invention is concerning a multibeam exposure scanning method and apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a printing plate. The problem to be solved is that the influence of the heat from adjacent beams accompanying multibeam exposure is effectively reduced, and a desired shape having a very small size is formed with high precision. The above problem is to be solved by a multi-beam exposure scanning method for engraving a surface of a recording medium by emitting a plurality of beams simultaneously from an exposure head to the recording medium, the exposure head having N levels (N being an integer equal to or greater than 2) of emitting outlet rows each having emitting outlets arranged at intervals of P in a sub scanning direction, the N levels being arranged at regular intervals in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the sub scanning direction, the respective levels being arranged so that respective projected emitting outlets are located at intervals of P/N when the respective emitting outlets are projected in the main scanning direction. The multibeam exposure scanning method includes: scanning the recording medium in the main scanning direction N times with the exposure head; and emitting beams to a first area from only the emitting outlet row of one level while sequentially switching the levels to emit beams for each main scanning operation, where the surface of the recording medium is divided into a target flat area to be maintained without engraving, the first area to be engraved with precision, and a second area that is the remaining area. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130000503 | LASER-IMAGEABLE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PRECURSORS AND METHODS OF IMAGING - A laser-engravable composition comprises one or more elastomeric rubbers including at least 10 parts of one or more CLCB EPDM elastomeric rubbers, based on parts per hundred of the total weight of elastomeric rubbers (phr). The laser-engravable composition further comprises 2-30 phr of a near-infrared radiation absorber and either 1-80 phr of an inorganic, non-infrared radiation absorber filler, or a vulcanizing composition that comprises a mixture of at least two peroxides. One first peroxide has a t | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130008330 | BLANKET FOR OFFSET PRINTING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a blanket for offset printing and a manufacturing method thereof. The blanket for offset printing according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a cushion layer, a support layer, and at least two surface printing layers, wherein the at least two surface printing layers comprise a silicon-based resin in which at least one of a hardness value, a fluorine group content value, and a silicon oil content value is different. The blanket for offset printing according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises the surface printing layer formed in at least two layers to prevent the surface printing layer from being swollen due to ink, thereby reducing a process waiting time and improving a process margin. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130068120 | INTEGRAL CUSHION FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES - A method of preparing a flexographic printing plate includes providing a flexographic plate having a printing layer wherein the printing layer is a top layer, a second layer wherein the second layer is a support layer, and a cushion layer wherein the cushion layer is a bottom layer; imaging a first zone on a surface of the cushion layer; and imaging a first area of a surface of the printing layer wherein the first area corresponds to the first zone. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130074719 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SLEEVE PRINTING PLATE - The present invention is a method for producing a sleeve printing plate which is attached to a cylinder of a printing apparatus, including a notch forming step in which, a laser beam is irradiated to the sleeve element assembly while rotating a sleeve element assembly attached to a rotating drum together with the rotating drum, thereby forming a positioning notch which is engaged with a guide pin erected on the cylinder and an image pattern forming step in which the laser beam is irradiated to the sleeve element assembly while rotating the sleeve element assembly attached to the same rotating drum as that of the notch forming step together with the rotating drum, thereby forming an image pattern to be printed on a work piece. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130213250 | PRINTING BLANKET UNIT - A printing blanket unit for a printing blanket cylinder of a rotary printing press includes a printing blanket defining a transverse direction and having two mutually parallel side edges extending in the transverse direction. One of the side edges defines a leading side edge and the other one of the side edges defines a trailing side edge referred to the rotation of the printing blanket cylinder. The printing blanket has a top side and defines a longitudinal direction running perpendicular to the transverse direction. The top side of the printing blanket has a groove therein running in the longitudinal direction of the printing blanket. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130228086 | Clean Flexographic Printing Plate and Method of Making the Same - A clean running flexographic relief image printing element and a method of making the same is described. The relief image printing element comprises (a) a backing layer; (b) a floor layer disposed on the backing layer and comprising a photopolymer containing a silicone monomer or silicone oil, wherein the cured floor layer has a surface energy of between about 18 to about 25 dynes/cm; (c) a cap layer disposed on the floor layer and comprising a photocurable composition that is capable of being imagewise exposed to actinic radiation to create a relief image therein, wherein the cap layer has a surface energy of between about 30 and about 40 dynes/cm; and (d) a removable cover sheet. The differential of surface energies between the floor layer and the cap layer increases how clean the plate will print over time. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130269558 | CURABLE JETTABLE FLUID FOR MAKING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTER - The present invention relates to a curable jettable fluid for making a flexographic printing master comprising an initiator, a cyclic monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer and a difunctional (meth)acrylate monomer characterized in that the initiator is an oligomer, a polymer or a copolymerizable compound. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130276653 | CURABLE JETTABLE FLUID FOR MAKING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTER - The present invention relates to a curable jettable fluid for making a flexographic printing master characterized in that the jettable fluid has a viscosity measured at jetting temperature of less than 15 mPa·s and comprises at least 50 wt. % of a mixture of a cyclic monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer, a monofunctional urethane acrylate oligomer and a difunctional (meth)acrylate monomer. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130305942 | PRINTERS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO FORM AN IMAGE ON A PRINT SUBSTRATE - Printers, methods, and apparatus to form an image on a substrate are disclosed. An example apparatus ( | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130305943 | INK COMPOSITION FOR PRINTING, AND PRINTING METHOD USING SAME - Provided are an ink composition for a printing method, in which the ink composition is applied to a printing blanket, a portion of a coating film is removed using a cliche, and then the coating film remaining on the printing blanket is transferred to an object to be printed, in which the ink composition before printing satisfies the following [Equation 1] [INK | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130319273 | CURABLE JETTABLE FLUID FOR MAKING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTER - The present invention relates to a curable jettable fluid for making a flexographic printing master comprising a cyclic monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer and a difunctional (meth)acrylate monomer characterized in that the fluid further comprises a copolymerizable plasticizing monomer preferably selected from the group consisting of diallyl phthalate and a low Tg monomer, of which the corresponding homopolymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) below −15° C. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140013976 | METAL-BACKED PRINTING BLANKET - A metal-backed printing blanket includes the following layers: a printing layer, a metal foil and a cover layer bonded to the surface of the metal foil that faces away from the printing layer. The cover layer is irreversibly bonded to the metal foil by a chemically-curing adhesive. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140109783 | PRINTING BLANKET INCLUDING MELTABLE POLYMERIC FABRIC REINFORCING LAYER OR POLYMERIC REINFORCING LAYER - A printing blanket is provided which includes a reinforcing layer formed from a polymeric fabric reinforcing material which softens and flows at a temperature less than that used in the final curing step of forming the blanket or a polymeric reinforcing material having a thickness of between about 0.003 inches and 0.010 inches. The reinforcing layer provides a smooth surface to support an outer print surface layer and provides improved print performance while enabling a reduction in the overall thickness of the reinforcing layer. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140109784 | CURABLE JETTABLE FLUID FOR MAKING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTER - The present invention relates to a curable jettable fluid for making a flexographic printing master characterized in that the jettable fluid comprises a monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer, a polyalkylene glycol di(meth)acrylate monomer of which the polyalkylene glycol chain has a MW of at least 300 and at least 1 wt. % of a difunctional (meth)acrylate monomer according to Formula I) or (II), wherein k and m in Formula (I) is an integer ranging from 0 to 5, l in Formula (I) is an integer ranging from 1 to 20, n in Formula (II) is 1, 2, 3 or 4, R in Formula (I) and (II) is H or CH3, and R′ in Formula (II) is H or an alkyl group. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140283700 | PRINTING BLANKET UTILIZING MULTI-PLY WOVEN FABRIC - In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure provides advantages and alternatives over the prior art by providing a printing blanket containing a printing surface and a multi-ply woven fabric. The multi-ply woven fabric contains at least two woven plies, each of the woven plies having warp yarns in the warp direction and weft yarns in a weft direction perpendicular to the warp direction interwoven with the warp yarns. The woven plies are integrated through combined portions formed by interlacing warps and wefts among different woven plies within the multi-ply woven fabric. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140290514 | PRINTING BLANKET INCLUDING A NON-EXTENSIBLE BACKING LAYER AND A RELIEF AREA WHICH MAY BE MOUNTED IN A VARIETY OF LOCKUP MECHANISMS - A printing blanket is provided which may include a printable surface ply, a compressible ply, one or more reinforcing fabric plies, and a non-extensible backing layer comprising a polymeric material. The printing blanket has first and seconds ends which are adapted to be inserted into the gap of a printing blanket cylinder, where each of the first and second ends may include a relief area formed by removing or molding a portion of the blanket or by removing or molding a portion of the non-extensible backing layer such that the blanket may be mounted in a wide variety of printing presses using a number of different lock-up mechanisms. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140299010 | PRINTING BLANKET WITH NON-EXTENSIBLE BACKING MOUNTABLE IN A SINGLE REEL ROD LOCK-UP - Printing blankets having non-extensible backing plies such as, for example, metalback blankets, are provided which have a construction that is adapted to be mountable onto blanket cylinders having a gap containing a conventional single reel rod lock-up mechanism. The blankets include first and second relief areas positioned such that when the blankets are mounted onto a blanket cylinder, the relief areas substantially align with the point at which the lead and trail ends of the blankets are inserted into a gap in the blanket cylinder to secure the ends in the lock-up mechanism. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140345482 | PRINTING FORM FOR USE IN RELIEF PRINTING, IN PARTICULAR FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING - A printing form is for use in relief printing, in particular flexographic printing. The printing form is configured as a single or multilayered cylindrical layer structure having at least a first layer having a vulcanizate based on at least one elastomer. The first layer is extruded. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140345483 | METHOD OF CONCENTRATING PLATE-MAKING PROCESS WASTE LIQUID, AND METHOD OF RECYCLING PLATE-MAKING PROCESS WASTE LIQUID - A method of concentrating waste liquid from a plate-making process for a photosensitive planographic printing plate precursor, including: subjecting, in a single development processing bath of an automatic developing machine, a photosensitive planographic printing plate precursor, having a radical polymerizable image recording layer on a support, after exposure simultaneously to a development process and a desensitization process using a developer liquid that contains from 1 to 10% by mass of a surfactant having a phenyl or naphthyl group and an ethylene oxide or propylene oxide group, and has a content of an organic solvent having a boiling point of from 100° C. to 300° C. of 2% by mass or less; evaporatively concentrating plate-making process waste liquid produced by the processes using a waste liquid concentrating apparatus so as to have a volume of from 1/2 to 1/10; and producing reclaimed water by condensing water vapor separated in the evaporative concentration. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140366759 | PATTERNED MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM - A patterned material can be prepared from a patterned material precursor having an elastomeric relief image-forming layer. The formed relief image comprises uppermost surfaces and relief recesses such as recess walls and recess floors. The patterned material also has a layer disposed on either a portion or the entire surface of the relief image in the elastomeric layer. This layer includes a reaction product of a non-fluorinated metal oxide precursor and a hydrolyzable fluoroalkylsilane. The reaction product is formed by applying a reactive composition of the noted components over the entire relief image in the patterned material precursor, following by drying and curing. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150047522 | Stamp-Making Methods and Devices - Methods and devices for making a handheld stamp are provided. In one aspect, a stamp image is applied to a photosensitive and/or photo-reactive stamp surface that, when exposed to light having a particular wavelength for a particular amount of time, produces a handheld stamp. The photosensitive stamp surface may be a photosensitive foam, a photosensitive gel, and the like. In another embodiment, a rub-on transfer image is applied to a surface of a porous plastic sheet, where the applied rub-on transfer image prohibits the flow of ink through portions of the porous plastic sheet. In another embodiment, a transparency masks a portion of a photosensitive transfer material during light treatment to produce a stamp mask. The stamp mask is then applied to a porous plastic stamping material to produce a handheld stamp. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150321497 | METHOD OF PREPARING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTER - A method for preparing a flexographic printing master on a sleeve includes using a reusable sleeve. The reusable sleeve includes a self adhesive on its outer surface. In a first preferred embodiment, a support is removably attached to the reusable sleeve after which a relief image is formed on the support by an inkjet method. In a second preferred embodiment, a Direct Laser Engraving (DLE) flexographic printing master precursor is removably attached to the reusable sleeve, after which a relief image is formed by DLE. The flexographic printing masters can then be removed from the sleeve after printing, and the sleeve can be reused to make new printing masters. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150336370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING A DIGITAL POLYMER PLATE - An improved process for producing flexographic printing plates using a digital workflow is described. After creating an in-situ digital mask over the photopolymerizable layer, the photopolymerizable layer is exposed to actinic radiation through the mask layer in a reduced oxygen environment. After subsequent development, the resulting relief printing form is composed of flat topped dots with crisp edges and steep bevel angles that can be used to print directly on corrugated materials. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150367668 | RESIN PRINTING PLATE PRECUSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING - It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin printing plate precursor for laser engraving that is able to form a relief by laser engraving, the relief having excellent image reproducibility, and moreover has toughness and improved printing durability. The present invention is a resin printing plate precursor for laser engraving comprising a substrate and a resin layer on the substrate, the resin layer containing:
| 12-24-2015 |
| 20160059539 | PLATE MAKING METHOD AND SCREEN MASTER - An ink image is formed on the side of a gauze of a screen master by discharging ink by an ink discharge apparatus, and collected visible rays or infrared rays are irradiated onto the ink image to heat the ink. Then, a thermoplastic resin film is perforated to form a plate making image corresponding to the ink image. The minute ink drops discharged from the ink discharge apparatus are held inside minute opening portions (pixels) of fibers configuring the gauze, and are put on the thermoplastic synthetic resin film bent by gravity. Thermosensitive perforation is carried out in this state, and thus a high-definition plate making image corresponding to the image configured using the ink drops in units of pixels can be obtained. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160067992 | Method of Manufacturing Hand Stamp - A method of manufacturing a hand stamp by assembling a stack of individual stamp pegs. The pegs are attached to each other by tabs and slots so that the individual pegs can be easily separated from each other. A sheet of rubber like material has characters on the sheet. The individual characters are separated from each other by a small bridging portion of the rubber like material. The sheet of rubberlike material is then adhesively attached to the top of the stack of stamp pegs. The individual pegs can then be separated from each other and re-assembled to form a hand stamp with the desired characters forming words or other information. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160250879 | Blanket for Transferring a Paste Image from an Engraved Plate to a Substrate | 09-01-2016 |
| 20170232776 | NON-THERMOPLASTIC POLYIMIDE SPINDLE COVER | 08-17-2017 |
