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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Helmut Luetke, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Rolf Schwan, Schiesheim, DE;
Volker Struewe, Dietzenbach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41C 3/08 (2006.01); B41N 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for exposing a cylindrical print sleeve. The method and apparatus can accommodate exposing various cylindrical print sleeves having different sleeve lengths and/or diameters. The apparatus includes a sleeve support for supporting the cylindrical print sleeve at one end, a plurality of light tubes supported in a longitudinal orientation, and a means for positioning the light tubes along one of a plurality of concentric rails to form a substantially circular wall of light tubes about the print sleeve.