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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:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James H. Stauffacher, Middleton, WI (US);
Patrick R. Garvey, Cranford, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 5/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 5/904 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for printing and embossing elongated substrates provide for both length and position registration with respect to the printed and embossed patterns. The ink pattern to embossed pattern error is corrected by stretching or relaxing the substrate between the printing and embossing assemblies.