The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard Loos, Mannheim, DE;
Bernhard Seiwert, Edingen, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 3/500 ;
Abstract
A device for cleaning a cylinder of a machine for processing printing material includes a cleaning cloth pressable onto the cylinder for forming a contact zone. A first monitoring zone is monitorable with regard to a faulty position of the cleaning cloth, and is disposed downstream of the contact zone in a travel direction of the printing material. A second monitoring zone disposed upstream of the contact zone in the travel direction of the printing material is monitorable with regard to another faulty position of the cleaning cloth.