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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Gregory L. Zwadlo, River Falls, WI (US);
Peter A. Stolt, Edina, MN (US);
Christopher G. Staudt, Hampton, MN (US);
Christopher M. Muir, Rochester, NY (US);
Bradley S. Bush, Hilton, NY (US);
Randy E. Armbruster, Rochester, NY (US);
Gregory L. Zwadlo, River Falls, WI (US);
Peter A. Stolt, Edina, MN (US);
Christopher G. Staudt, Hampton, MN (US);
Christopher M. Muir, Rochester, NY (US);
Bradley S. Bush, Hilton, NY (US);
Randy E. Armbruster, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and related method for laminating a masking film onto a pre-press flexographic printing plate to place the plate in optical contact with the film by applying a balanced, non-distorting force to the flexographic printing plate and masking film. This method includes laminating the pre-press flexographic printing plate with the film mask by applying an optimized lamination force to achieve optical contact while minimizing lateral film distortion.