Patents by Inventor Allan Banke

Allan Banke 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).

  • Apparatus for forming a printing form having a cylindrical support
    Publication number: 20090199733
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an apparatus and a process for forming a printing form from a photosensitive element having a cylindrical support, and in particular, to an apparatus and a process for thermally treating the photosensitive element to form a relief pattern and particularly to form a cylindrically-shaped flexographic printing form. The apparatus and process includes supporting the cylindrical support to accommodate thermal treating of photosensitive elements with various sizes of the cylindrical support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Dietmar Dudek, Allan Banke, Soren Michael Juul Jorgensen
  • Apparatus and process for forming a printing form having a cylindrical support
    Patent number: 7422840
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an apparatus and a process for forming a printing form from a photosensitive element having a cylindrical support, and in particular, to an apparatus and a process for thermally treating the photosensitive element to form a relief pattern and particularly to form a cylindrically-shaped flexographic printing form. The apparatus and process includes supporting the cylindrical support to accommodate thermal treating of photosensitive elements with various sizes of the cylindrical support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Dietmar Dudek, Allan Banke, Soren Michael Juul Jorgensen, Helmut Luetke, Andreas Koch
  • Method for thermal development of a photosensitive element using a development medium having a support
    Patent number: 7358026
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for thermally developing a photosensitive element to form a relief pattern. The method includes heating a composition layer of the element to cause a portion of the layer to liquefy and providing a development medium under tension to the element to absorb the liquefied composition. The development medium includes an absorbent material and a support, the combination of which minimizes stretch and distortion of the absorbent material and can impede the migration of the liquefied composition through the absorbent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Dietmar Dudek, Mark A. Hackler, Robert A. McMillen, Allan Banke
  • Method for thermal development of a photosensitive element using a development medium having a support
    Publication number: 20070059642
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for thermally developing a photosensitive element to form a relief pattern. The method includes heating a composition layer of the element to cause a portion of the layer to liquefy and providing a development medium under tension to the element to absorb the liquefied composition. The development medium includes an absorbent material and a support, the combination of which minimizes stretch and distortion of the absorbent material and can impede the migration of the liquefied composition through the absorbent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Dietmar Dudek, Mark Hackler, Robert McMillen, Allan Banke
  • Apparatus and process for forming a printing form having a cylindrical support
    Publication number: 20060104675
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an apparatus and a process for forming a printing form from a photosensitive element having a cylindrical support, and in particular, to an apparatus and a process for thermally treating the photosensitive element to form a relief pattern and particularly to form a cylindrically-shaped flexographic printing form. The apparatus and process includes supporting the cylindrical support to accommodate thermal treating of photosensitive elements with various sizes of the cylindrical support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Dietmar Dudek, Allan Banke, Soren Jorgensen
  • Method for the mounting of a flexible printing plate on a cylinder, and apparatus for the execution of the method
    Patent number: 4872407
    Abstract: An apparatus for the mounting of a flexible printing plate (2) on a plate cylinder (1) comprises optical spotting devices (6) arranged to read register marks (5, 5') on the printing plate outside the printing plate picture (3).The printing plate (2) is secured and positioned in correct alignment in plane state on a not-shown two-part table before the mounting, after which the table is fed (20) towards the cylinder (1) until the printing plate adheres to the cylinder along a head line vertically above the cylinder axis, after which the two parts of the table are removed to each their sides of the cylinder and the printing plate is folded around the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Inventor: Allan Banke