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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2006
Calvin Dane Cummings, Surrey, CA;
Jonathan Michael Dahlgren, Surrey, CA;
Calvin Dane Cummings, Surrey, CA;
Jonathan Michael Dahlgren, Surrey, CA;
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A plate handling system provides for movement from storage of a variety of image-ready printing plates, organized in plate stacks with interleaf protective slipsheets. Each stack contains plates of a particular size, corresponding to the capabilities of an associated imaging system. Each plate stack is supported by a pallet, which facilitates easy loading and unloading into the plate handling system. A plate picker aligns with the desired plate and transports the appropriately sized plate to an imaging system. The corresponding slipsheet is transported to a storage area where it is stored with a flat orientation.