Patents by Inventor Darren Reed McCracken

Darren Reed McCracken 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 of dispensing metal-backed printing blankets
    Patent number: 7216587
    Abstract: A method of dispensing a metal-backed printing blanket onto a printing press cylinder in a controlled fashion is provided. A carton containing the rolled printing blanket may be provided, and a lengthwise slit or opening is opened to withdraw a mounting end of the printing blanket. The alignment and tension of the printing blanket is controlled as it mounts on the printing press cylinder. Parallel reference lines on the carton may be used to draw alignment marks on the printing blanket such that it may be properly inserted into a locking device of the printing press cylinder. The alignment and tension may be controlled using graspable sides of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Day International, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rocco Elia, Darren Reed McCracken, Sandra H. Ferguson, Thomas Gerald Ferguson, deceased
  • Method of dispensing metal-backed printing blankets
    Patent number: 6827017
    Abstract: A method of dispensing a metal-backed printing blanket onto a printing press cylinder in a controlled fashion is provided. A carton containing the rolled printing blanket may be provided, and a lengthwise slit or opening is opened to withdraw a mounting end of the printing blanket. The alignment and tension of the printing blanket is controlled as it mounts on the printing press cylinder. Parallel reference lines on the carton may be used to draw alignment marks on the printing blanket such that it may be properly inserted into a locking device of the printing press cylinder. The alignment and tension may be controlled using graspable sides of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Day International, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rocco Elia, Darren Reed McCracken, Thomas Gerald Ferguson
  • Dispensing carton for metal-backed printing blanket
    Patent number: 6540076
    Abstract: A carton is provided for packaging, shipping, and dispensing a metal-backed printing blanket onto a printing press cylinder in a controlled fashion. A lengthwise slit or opening can easily be formed in a panel of the carton from which only an end of the metal-backed printing blanket may be removed. Parallel reference lines may also be included on the carton which permit alignment marks to be drawn on the printing blanket such that it may be properly inserted into a locking device of the printing press cylinder. Graspable sides of the carton facilitate tension and alignment control as the printing blanket is dispensed onto the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Day International, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rocco Elia, Darren Reed McCracken, Thomas Gerald Ferguson
  • Method of dispensing metal-backed printing blankets
    Publication number: 20020170453
    Abstract: A method of dispensing a metal-backed printing blanket onto a printing press cylinder in a controlled fashion is provided. A carton containing the rolled printing blanket may be provided, and a lengthwise slit or opening is opened to withdraw a mounting end of the printing blanket. The alignment and tension of the printing blanket is controlled as it mounts on the printing press cylinder. Parallel reference lines on the carton may be used to draw alignment marks on the printing blanket such that it may be properly inserted into a locking device of the printing press cylinder. The alignment and tension may be controlled using graspable sides of the carton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: John Rocco Elia, Darren Reed McCracken, Thomas Gerald Ferguson