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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:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Applicants:
James F. Price, Euless, TX (US);
Robert L. Goodman, Mesquite, TX (US);
William A. Sullivan, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
James F. Price, Euless, TX (US);
Robert L. Goodman, Mesquite, TX (US);
William A. Sullivan, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F035/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a printing system where ink from an applicator roller is applied to a form roller in rotational contact with a plate cylinder, methods of washing up after printing in which methods the form roller is disengaged from the plate cylinder and a subtractive roller system removes a mixture of residual ink and ink solvent from the form roller and applicator roller. In preferred embodiments, the press drive is stopped during wash-up and the form roller is independently driven.