Patents Assigned to Wisconsin Automated Machinery Corporation
  • Patent number: 5247885
    Abstract: A pallet for supporting shirts for printing over the entire surface of the shirt, particularly including the sleeves. A shirt is telescoped over a thin upper panel whereafter separate sleeve panels mounted to the upper panel are slid outward into the sleeves of the shirt to provide support thereto. With the sleeve panels still maintained outward, the upper panel is then lowered down into abutment with the lower panel to secure the shirt between the upper and lower panels. Lowering of the upper panel with the sleeve panels mounted thereto causes the sleeve panels to be raised so that the pallet forms a generally planar overall surface upon which the shirt is supported and maintained in a stationary position during printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Wisconsin Automated Machinery Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Iaccino, Phil Motev, Rick L. Fugua
  • Patent number: 5249255
    Abstract: A portable resin curing apparatus is used for curing or drying materials printed on a screen press which has rotatable platens carrying screen printed sheets from a printing station to a curing station. The portable curing apparatus is located at the curing station and has electrical resistance heating elements alternating between low voltage and high voltage in conjunction with a forced air flow between the heating elements and printed material being cured. A controller is employed which sends an electrical signal upon advancement of the printed materials. Full curing voltage with no forced air flow is supplied to the heating elements during curing operations, whereas a lower voltage in combination with forced air flow is employed during the intervals between successive curing operations to prevent heat from continuing to be imparted to the printed material while still allowing for rapid re-attainment of full curing upon resumption of production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Wisconsin Automated Machinery Corporation
    Inventors: Rick L. Fuqua, Phil Motev