Patents by Inventor Jürgen Andresen

Jürgen Andresen 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).

  • Reducing back-reflection during ablative imaging
    Patent number: 7798063
    Abstract: A method includes exposing a plate on a support surface of an imager using one or more laser beams, the exposing while there is a metallic screen structure located on the support surface between the plate and the support surface such that the amount of back-reflected radiation is reduced compared to the plate being placed directly on the support structure with no screen between the plate and support surface. An apparatus includes the combination of a base material having the support surface and the metallic screen structure thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Andresen, Wolfgang Sievers