Patents Represented by Attorney C. B. Patti
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Patent number: 5329851Abstract: A self-oscillating roller assembly (11, 13) and method of oscillating a roller in an offset printing press having an oscillating drive assembly (11) for oscillating a rotationally mounted roller (10, 12) with a source of pneumatic pressure (62) by alternatively applying pressure to pressure chambers (42A, 42B) on opposite sides of the roller (10, 12) to impart a longitudinal force on the oscillating roller (10, 12) from the source of pressure (62) in two opposite directions and a controller (47) for controlling the application of pressure (58, 62) to alternately move the rotationally mounted roller in two opposite directions.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1993Date of Patent: July 19, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventor: Stanley Momot
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Patent number: 5329664Abstract: A cleaning device (10) for a threaded shaft (12) having a cleaning member (34) having a threaded recess (42) received on the shaft (12) and extending partially around the shaft (12) with the threads (44) of the cleaning member (34) meshing with the threads (14) of the shaft (12).Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1993Date of Patent: July 19, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: William A. Boston, Frank A. Balow, Eugene Skipor
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Patent number: 5329296Abstract: An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having a magnetically addressable outer surface (46), a magnetically permeable film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (52) for writing magnetic information through the film (48) onto the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (56) for passing a magnetic particulate material (58) onto the film (48) over the magnetic information on the cylinder (44) to form an image (80) of the particulate material (58) on the film (48), and a device (62) for bonding the particulate material (58) onto the film (48).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1993Date of Patent: July 12, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Kevin W. Orth, Walter J. Pelczarski, Garry F. Tupek
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Patent number: 5327833Abstract: A method of providing a software zero state for a plurality of ink adjusting modules in a printing press. Each of the ink adjusting modules are provided for adjusting an associated plunger assembly for dispensing ink to an ink rail in the printing press, each ink adjusting module having an ink control lever which contacts the plunger assembly to change the ink volume being pumped by the associated plunger assembly to the ink rail, having a mechanical stop for the ink control lever and having an adjustable ink control rod contacting the ink control lever.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1992Date of Patent: July 12, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventor: Michael T. Danielson
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Patent number: 5327831Abstract: A printing blanket cylinder assembly (14',16') with an exposed edge (60) at the end of an inwardly turned mounting member (30M, 34M) protectively enclosed within a mounting slot (32) within a blanket cylinder (16) while an outer layer (40) of the blanket (34) is protectively wrapped around a leading edge (30D) of a metal backing plate (30) to both protect intermediate layers (44, 48) of the blanket (34) and the bonds therebetween from the deleterious effects of dampening liquid while concurrently providing a gap (56) of preselected size to achieve a stress-free boundary for the blanket (34) on opposite sides of the gap (56) for optimal vibration reduction. An ejector mechanism (70) is mounted to the cylinder (16) for pushing the mounting member (30M, 34M) out of the slot (32) during removal of the blanket (34) from around the cylinder (16).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1992Date of Patent: July 12, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Louis S. Depa, Robert L. Fisher
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Patent number: 5323177Abstract: An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having a magnetically addressable outer surface (46), a magnetically permeable film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (52) for writing magnetic information through the film (48) onto the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (56) for passing a magnetic particulate material (58) onto the film (48) over the magnetic information on the cylinder (44) to form an image (80) of the particulate material (58) on the film (48), and a device (62) for bonding the particulate material (58) onto the film (48).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1993Date of Patent: June 21, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Kevin W. Orth, Walker J. Pelczarski, Garry F. Tupek
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Patent number: 5320209Abstract: A delivery system (20) having a plurality of printing presses (22) to supply printed materials, a plurality of trays (38) being movable past locations of the presses (22), a device for loading (26) the trays (38) from the presses (22), a device for ejecting (28) the printed materials from the trays (38) onto a plurality of positions of a plurality of docks (46) for a plurality of vehicles (48) located at the positions on the dock (46), and a control system (49) for selecting the trays (38) to be ejected onto the docks (46) according to a variable current rate having an average during delivery approximately equal to a selected base rate.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1992Date of Patent: June 14, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Mark Del Monaco, Gary R. Gorson
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Patent number: 5316199Abstract: An adjustable angle bar assembly (10) for a printing press (12) having a support (14), a hollow angle bar (18) pivotally mounted adjacent a longitudinal central portion (34) of the angle bar (18) to the support (14), with the angle bar (18) having a cavity (20) for the passage of air, and a plurality of openings 30 extending through the angle bar (18) and communicating with the cavity (20) for passage of air through the angle bar (18) from the cavity (20) to a web (32) passing over the angle bar (18), and a device for passing the air into the central portion (34) of the angle bar (18) for distribution of the air by the angle bar (18) against the web (32) irrespective of the orientation of the angle bar with respect to said support (14).Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1992Date of Patent: May 31, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Robert E. Hansen, H. L. Carlson
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Patent number: 5315930Abstract: An inking system (10) for a printing press (12) having an ink injector (18) for supplying ink under pressure and having a device (50) for pumping and metering the ink flow in the injector (18), a fountain roller (14) having an outer brush surface (26) in close contact with the ink injector (18), a device (29) for rotating the fountain roller (14), a pick up roll (16) located adjacent the fountain roller (14) to receive ink from the fountain roller (14), a device (29) for rotating the pick up roller (14), and a device (42) for scraping the residual ink from a scraper roller (40) receiving ink from a rubber covered roller.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1992Date of Patent: May 31, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventor: Thaddeus A. Niemiro
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Patent number: 5313883Abstract: A self-locking mechanism (10) for selectively dynamically adjusting expansion bands (12) of a running cylinder (11) of a rotary printing press during rotation includes a cylindrical adjustment member (30, 72) with a diameter substantially the same as the diameter of the running cylinder which engages a band box (22, 80) rotating with the running cylinder (11) to make the selected adjustments in response to rotation of cylindrical adjusting member (30, 72) at a speed different from the speed of the running cylinder (11). The speed difference is produced by a differential (52, 75) stationary with respect to the running cylinder (11) which engages the cylindrical member (30, 72) and the running cylinder (11). The cylindrical adjusting member (30, 72) is mounted to the running cylinder (11) on an interrupted journal (35). The cylindrical adjusting member (30) has an inner engagement surface (38) for engagement with the band box (22) and another engagement surface (39) for engagement with the differential.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1993Date of Patent: May 24, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventor: Phillip D. DiGenova
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Patent number: 5311815Abstract: An ink feeding device (12) for a printing press (10) having an ink pan (40) having a cavity (42) to receive and retain ink, a rotatable fountain roller (14) mounted in the cavity (42) of the pan (40), a device (28) for rotating the fountain roller (14), a rotatable metering roller (16) positioned to receive ink from the fountain roller (14), a device (30) for rotating the metering roller (16), a doctor blade (50) for removing residual ink from the metering roller (16), a rotatable impeller (44) mounted on one side of the fountain roller (14) in the cavity (42) of the pan (40) generally below the doctor blade (50) and having a plurality of blades (46) to direct ink returned by the doctor blade (50) towards the fountain roller (14), and a device (48) for rotating the impeller (44).Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1992Date of Patent: May 17, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventor: Yuji Ijichi
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Patent number: 5309175Abstract: An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having a magnetically addressable outer surface (46), a magnetically permeable film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (52) for writing magnetic information through the film (48) onto the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (56) for passing a magnetic particulate material (58) onto the film (48) over the magnetic information on the cylinder (44) to form an image (80) of the particulate material (58) on the film (48), and a device (62) for bonding the particulate material (58) onto the film (48).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1993Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Kevin W. Orth, Walter J. Pelczarski, Garry F. Tupek
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Patent number: 5309513Abstract: A telephone system (10) having an automatic call distributor (12a-c) for receiving calls and distributing the calls to at least one ubiquitous agent associated with the automatic call distributor (12a-c), a switch (20) connected to the automatic call distributor (12a-c), and a device (16) for controlling the switch (20) for connecting the switch (20) to the ubiquitous agents.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1992Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventor: James D. Rose
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Patent number: 5305019Abstract: An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having a magnetically addressable outer surface (46), a magnetically permeable film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (52) for writing magnetic information through the film (48) onto the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (56) for passing a magnetic particulate material (58) onto the film (48) over the magnetic information on the cylinder (44) to form an image (80) of the particulate material (58) on the film (48), and a device (62) for bonding the particulate material (58) onto the film (48).Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1992Date of Patent: April 19, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Kevin W. Orth, Walter J. Pelczarski, Garry F. Tupek
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Patent number: 5279224Abstract: An imaging system (12) for a printing press (10) having an imaging cylinder (44) having an outer surface (46) mobile to movement of charged particles, a device (52) for inducing a charge on the surface of the cylinder (44) of a first polarity, a film (48), a device (50) for passing the film (48) over at least a portion of the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (53) for passing charged particles of a second opposite polarity in a pattern through the film (48) onto the outer surface (46) of the imaging cylinder (44), a device (56) for passing a charged particulate material of the second polarity opposite the first polarity onto the film (48) over the pattern information on the cylinder (44) to form an image (80) of the particulate material (58) on the film (48), a device (62) for bonding the particulate material (58) onto the film (48), a print cylinder (36 or 38) having an outer surface (66), and a device (70) for placing a segment of the film (48) over the outer surface (66) of the prinType: GrantFiled: April 17, 1992Date of Patent: January 18, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventor: Powell L. Sprunger
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Patent number: 5271324Abstract: A locking device (12) for a printing press (10) having a cylinder (40) with a slot (46). The device (12) has a slide block (54) slidably received in the slot (46) and being movable inwardly and outwardly in the slot (46). A blanket (68) extends peripherally around the cylinder (40) and has opposed ends secured between the slide block (54) and cylinder (40) with the slide block (40) located at an inner position in the slot (46).Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1992Date of Patent: December 21, 1993Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Robert C. Kiamco, C. K. Shah, Louis S. Depa
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Patent number: 5270699Abstract: An automatic call distributor (10) with a multichannel communication bus, a plurality of bus maintenance units (13, 15), and at least one status and control circuit (11) for preventing erroneous resetting of a bus maintenance unit (13) by a status and control circuit (11).Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1991Date of Patent: December 14, 1993Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Robert C. Signaigo, Joseph C. Steinlicht
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Patent number: 5268903Abstract: A telephonic switching network (20) having a plurality of multichannel incoming switching circuits, a central control processor (22) for controlling the incoming switching circuits (24, 36) to switch a selected plurality of incoming time division multiplex channels of PCM voice data on incoming lines (42) of a plurality of multichannel receiving circuits (36) to a plurality of selected outgoing channels on ongoing lines (58) of a plurality of multichannel outgoing switching circuits in accordance with messages representative of analysis of signaling data embedded in the PCM voice data by a plurality of relatively lower order processors (78) of said plurality of incoming multichannel switching circuits which are transmitted directly to the central control processor (22).Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1991Date of Patent: December 7, 1993Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Barry W. Jones, Gordon J. Purtell
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Patent number: 5253582Abstract: A sealing device (10) for a printing press (11) having a base (12) defining a chamber (24) for retaining ink, a roller (14) mounted on the base (12) over the chamber (24) with the chamber (24) communicating with the roller (14), and a sealing member (20) having a surface (46) for contacting the roller (14), with the sealing member (20) being constructed from a porous material (49) and having a fluid impervious barrier (56 and 58) extending over at least one side (48 and 50) of the sealing member (20) to prevent passage of ink through the sealing member (20).Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1991Date of Patent: October 19, 1993Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Kevin W. Orth, Walter J. Pelczarski
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Patent number: D344521Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1992Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Anthony J. Dezonno, John P. Lenihan