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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Digimarc Corporation, Beaverton, OR (US);
Macdermid Graphics Solutions, Llc, Waterbury, CT (US);
Jay Kelly Sperry, Wilmington, NC (US);
Ryan W. Vest, Mequon, WI (US);
DIGIMARC CORPORATION, Beaverton, OR (US);
MACDERMID GRAPHICS SOLUTIONS, LLC, Waterbury, CT (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to signal encoding for flexographic printing plates. One aspect is a flexographic, photopolymer printing plate having transparent layers to allow encoded signal printed or laser ablated thereon to be detectable from both sides of the printing plate. Another aspect is a flexographic, photopolymer printing plate having an encoded signal formed in a photocured layer. Still another aspect is a system for tracking such printing plates, including managing location, print impression count, location tracking, etc. Other aspects are described as well.