Patents by Inventor Roland Bernd Hofmann

Roland Bernd Hofmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for fastening a flexible plate
    Patent number: 6598530
    Abstract: A plurality of flexible printing plates can be secured on a peripheral surface of a cylinder in a rotary printing press. The cylinder has several plate end clamping devices that can be actuated to release only selected ends of the flexible plates. This facilitates the sequential release or securement of the plates in a desired order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Schneider, Karl Robert Schäfer, Roland Bernd Hofmann
  • Device for fixing a flexible plate on a printing cylinder
    Patent number: 6561094
    Abstract: A flexible printing plate with bent suspension legs is secured on a cylinder of a printing press by utilization of a base body located in a cylinder groove. The base body supports flexible clamping elements which can engage the suspension legs. The base body may be formed by a plurality of short base bodies to facilitate removal and replacement of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Schneider, Karl Robert Schäfer, Roland Bernd Hofmann