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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:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roland Thomas Palmatier, Durham, NH (US);
Jackson Hacker Jones, Rochester, NH (US);
Robert Richard Murray, Madbury, NH (US);
John Sheridan Richards, Barrington, NH (US);
Assignees:
Heidelburg Harris, Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heildelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72 173 ; 72306 ; 72319 ; 72 37 ;
Abstract
A plate scanner-bending device having a plate bed for receiving a printing plate and a plate driver for moving the printing plate along the plate bed is disclosed. At least one scan sensor is located above the plate bed for scanning an image on the printing plate for density, along with at least one register sensor for sensing a register mark on the printing plate. The plate bed has at least one anvil at one end for a bending mechanism for bending the plate.