Patents by Inventor Dana Pulvino
Dana Pulvino 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).
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Patent number: 9238360Abstract: A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Tracy Kucaba, Dana Pulvino, Robert Hitchcock
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Publication number: 20150000543Abstract: A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Tracy Kucaba, Dana Pulvino, Robert Hitchcock
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Patent number: 8833249Abstract: A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Tracy Kucaba, Dana Pulvino, Robert Hitchcock
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Publication number: 20140165866Abstract: A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Tracy Kucaba, Dana Pulvino, Robert Hitchcock
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Patent number: 8671835Abstract: A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Tracy Kucaba, Dana Pulvino, Robert Hitchcock
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Patent number: 8607699Abstract: A rotating cliché pad printer includes a frame, a flat cliché operably mounted to the frame, an ink cup configured to reside on the cliché and a pad applicator. The cliché includes at least one etched region and is adapted to receive ink thereon in the etched region. The ink cup is configured to reside on the cliché and to deposit ink into the at least one etched region. The cliché and ink cup are rotatably movable relative to one another. The pad applicator includes at least one pad adapted to move into and out of contact with the at least one etched region to receive ink from the etched region. The pad is further configured to contact an associated object to transfer the received ink to the associated object.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Dana Pulvino, Tracy Kucaba, Christopher T. Schaafsma
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Publication number: 20130327414Abstract: A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Tracy Kucaba, Dana Pulvino, Robert Hitchcock, Sam Peterson
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Patent number: 8393267Abstract: A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.Inventors: Tracy Kucaba, Dana Pulvino, Robert Hitchcock
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Publication number: 20090277349Abstract: A rotating cliché pad printer includes a frame, a flat cliché operably mounted to the frame, an ink cup configured to reside on the cliché and a pad applicator. The cliché includes at least one etched region and is adapted to receive ink thereon in the etched region. The ink cup is configured to reside on the cliché and to deposit ink into the at least one etched region. The cliché and ink cup are rotatably movable relative to one another. The pad applicator includes at least one pad adapted to move into and out of contact with the at least one etched region to receive ink from the etched region. The pad is further configured to contact an associated object to transfer the received ink to the associated object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Dana Pulvino, Tracy Kucaba, Christopher T. Schaafsma
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Publication number: 20070157833Abstract: A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Inventors: Tracy Kucaba, Dana Pulvino, Robert Hitchcock
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Publication number: 20070153073Abstract: Pad mounting for a pad printer including a pad printer having a frame; a pad coupler attached to the frame; a printing pad; and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism removably secures the printing pad to the pad coupler.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: TRACY KUCABA, DANA PULVINO
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Publication number: 20070144365Abstract: A method of applying an identification mark to a surface of a workpiece by mixing a taggant with a pad printing ink in predetermined proportions and applying the pad printing ink with the taggant included to the surface of the workpiece. A method of applying an identification mark to a surface of a workpiece includes receiving pad printing ink including a taggant and applying the pad printing ink with the taggant included to the surface of the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: DANA PULVINO, ROBERT HITCHCOCK