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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2002
Ronald M. Buono, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Joseph Carl Kalchbrenner, Greer, SC (US);
A. Keith Dye, Inman, SC (US);
Christopher G. Hayden, Alexandria, VA (US);
Ronald M. Buono, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Joseph Carl Kalchbrenner, Greer, SC (US);
A. Keith Dye, Inman, SC (US);
Christopher G. Hayden, Alexandria, VA (US);
Reeves Brothers, Inc., Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A printing blanket is constructed by electrostatically spraying one or more solvated elastomers onto a sleeve structure. A printing blanket can therefore having a sleeve and at least one layer, said layer comprising first and second compositions that are distinct from one another, wherein the boundary between the compositions is a gradient extending at least 0.002 inches. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of electrostatically spraying elastomeric material onto printing blankets.