Patents by Inventor Matthew Todd Boyer

Matthew Todd Boyer 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).

  • Variable-width spray applicator for a printing press
    Patent number: 6484635
    Abstract: A device for providing cleaning or other solution in a printing press including a spraying device, the spraying device having a liquid exit disposed along a width of the spraying device for delivering a liquid to a press component and a spray shield selectively covering at least one part of the liquid exit so as to block delivery of the liquid through the at least one part to the press component. Also disclosed is a method for providing cleaning or other fluid to a printing press component comprising the steps of spraying a fluid over a fixed width of a press component, and blocking part of the fluid over a part of the fixed width so that the part of the fluid does not reach the press component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: David Charles Burke, Matthew Todd Boyer, Clifford Allen Zabkar
  • Variable-width spray applicator for a printing press
    Publication number: 20020062754
    Abstract: A device for providing cleaning or other solution in a printing press including a spraying device, the spraying device having a liquid exit disposed along a width of the spraying device for delivering a liquid to a press component and a spray shield selectively covering at least one part of the liquid exit so as to block delivery of the liquid through the at least one part to the press component. Also disclosed is a method for providing cleaning or other fluid to a printing press component comprising the steps of spraying a fluid over a fixed width of a press component, and blocking part of the fluid over a part of the fixed width so that the part of the fluid does not reach the press component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: David Charles Burke, Clifford Allen Zabkar, Matthew Todd Boyer