Patents Assigned to Ward, Inc.
  • Dual registration control system
    Patent number: 6705222
    Abstract: A rotary printing machine is disclosed comprising a conveyor for conveying sheets of material from an upstream cylinder to a downstream conveyor in which the angular positions of both conveyors are sensed, as well as the linear position of each sheet, and the speed of the conveyor is adjusted to maintain registry of each sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Ward, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Norman, Jack E. Simon
  • Printing machine with improved vacuum transfer
    Patent number: 6591749
    Abstract: A multistage printing machine is disclosed with a vacuum conveyor between stages, and in which supplemental air is provided adjacent at least one printing cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Ward, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Elkis, Mark R. Donovan