Patents by Inventor Alain Silvestre

Alain Silvestre 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 and device for determining the accuracy of a fold position
    Patent number: 6935998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for analyzing the accuracy of a fold (3) which is produced via a folding apparatus for printed products. In the process, with the printed products (1) being shingled, sensors (4) detect the position of the fold with respect to markings (5) which are printed onto the printed product, the folding accuracy and other quantities connected therewith being determined therefrom with the aid of computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.
    Inventor: Alain Silvestre
  • Method and device for determining the accuracy of a fold position
    Publication number: 20020113977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for analyzing the accuracy of a fold (3) which is produced via a folding apparatus for printed products. In the process, with the printed products (1) being shingled, sensors (4) detect the position of the fold with respect to markings (5) which are printed onto the printed product, the folding accuracy and other quantities connected therewith being determined therefrom with the aid of computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: Alain Silvestre
  • Device for cooling the surface of a blanket of a printing unit cylinder
    Patent number: 5881643
    Abstract: Dry offset printing unit having at least one plate cylinder and at least one blanket cylinder, and being equipped with a cooling circuit wherein a fluid coolant circulates, includes at least one chill roller incorporated into the cooling circuit, the at least one chill roller being bringable into contact with the surface of the at least one blanket cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignees: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg Harris SA
    Inventor: Alain Silvestre