Patents by Inventor Glenn Poyer

Glenn Poyer 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).

  • Ink cups for pad printing machines
    Patent number: 6129012
    Abstract: The doctor portion of the ink cup of a pad printing machine is formed of a polymeric composite which has high compressive strength and high resistance to chemicals, notably to printing inks. The polymeric doctoring portion is tapered and defines a narrow distal end surface which circumscribes the open end of the cup for doctoring engagement with an opposed plastic gravure surface. The doctoring portion may be a separate ring element suitably mounted at the open end of the cup body or it may be a unitary part of the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Volker Dietz, Glenn Poyer, Jeffrey M. Stupar