Patents Assigned to U.S. Can Metal Services
  • Patent number: 5797193
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for configuring a printing station of a lithographic system to align a workpiece with a printing cylinder of the printing station. The apparatus includes an elongated body attached in a predetermined fashion to a platform which supports a workpiece disposed for delivery to a printing cylinder. Two cross-arms are spaced apart and attached to the body member. The first cross-arm comprises two half-portions, each of which is adapted for adjustable lateral extension. The second cross-arm is knight attached to the elongated body, and disposed for adjustable positioning along the body in relation to the first cross-arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: U.S. Can Metal Services
    Inventors: Richard E. Amend, William A. Hartlove