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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:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
May. 17, 2000
William W. Tice, Amherst, NH (US);
Christopher Evans, Wilmington, MA (US);
Aaron Mirmelshteyn, Marblehead, MA (US);
Phillip A. Rombult, Boxford, MA (US);
David B. Larsen, Woburn, MA (US);
Dennis W. Dodge, Amherst, NH (US);
Thomas E. Robinson, Walpole, MA (US);
James D. Roberge, Westford, MA (US);
Thomas Marincic, Wilmington, MA (US);
Agfa Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a media handling system for an imaging system, such as an external drum platesetter. Separate input and output trays are provided, thereby allowing pre-staging of a second printing plate while a first printing plate is being imaged. The input tray is positioned over the output tray to reduce the floor space (i.e., footprint) of the imaging system.