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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:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2010
Applicant:
Kobi Goldstein, Lapid, IL;
Inventor:
Kobi Goldstein, Lapid, IL;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/26 (2006.01); B41N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes removing the previously imaged area () from the flexographic plate () to create an opening in the flexographic plate; providing a portion () from a flexographic plate built from similar material of the previously imaged flexographic plate; adding adhesive material () to the portion or to the opening or to the portion and to the opening; placing the opening within the portion; curing the adhesive material to permanently fix the portion to the flexographic plate; polishing the top () of the portion to match to the top surface () of the flexographic plate; and imaging the portion.