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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Tony D Beckett, Dayton, OH (US);
David R Seitz, Vandalia, OH (US);
Eric J Serenius, Springboro, OH (US);
Ohio Electronic Engravers, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
The engraving method and apparatus provides a method and apparatus for engraving a plurality of cells in a surface of a cylinder. The engraving method and apparatus involves, among other things, processing a plurality of image data; modifying at least a portion of the image data and generating a signal corresponding thereto; and then exciting an engraving device in response to the signal in order to engrave a pattern of engraved areas. The engraving method and apparatus facilitate adjusting a characteristic of at least one of said plurality of engraved areas in order to change a spatial relationship between said at least one of said plurality of engraved areas and another of said plurality of engraved areas to provide, for example, a non-regular or non-periodic spacing of engraved areas. The engraving method and apparatus provides a shaping data generator for generating shaping data to be used to modify the image data corresponding to an area to be engraved to redefine at least a portion of said data to provide an engraved area having a desired shape.