Patents by Inventor Michael J. Averill

Michael J. Averill 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).

  • System for the printing of small flat objects using direct rotary printing apparatus
    Patent number: 6000329
    Abstract: A system for the flexographic printing of compact discs is provided in which the transport member for the compact discs travels in an oval-shaped path. The transport member is made up of individual segments connected together so that each end can be pivoted on a vertical axis. These individual segments are provided with top and bottom rollers that are engaged by a sprocket drive. A support member for a compact disc tooling fixture is attached to each of the individual segments. The flexographic print heads are caused to move at the same rate as the transport member for the compact discs by a rack segment that is provided on each of the support members attached to an individual segment of the transport member and which meshes with a toothed gear on a print head. The flexographic print heads can be moved laterally and radially to provide registration of the decoration to be printed on the compact disc supported by a particular tooling fixture for the compact disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Autoroll Machine Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Michael J. Averill
  • Apparatus and method for automatically adjusting the position of a screen frame in the print head of an indexing silk screen printing machine in the x-axis to maintain accurate registration of print from station to station
    Patent number: 5996486
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the location of a screen frame holder of a silk screen printing head in the x-axis to maintain accuracy in registration of color-to-color in a multi-color printing process due to the inaccuracies in indexing of an indexing transport member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Autoroll Machine Company LLC
    Inventors: William M. Karlyn, Michael J. Averill, Robert J. Duncan
  • System for the printing of small flat objects using direct rotary printing apparatus
    Patent number: 5954189
    Abstract: A system for the flexographic printing of compact discs is provided in which the transport member for the compact discs travels in an oval-shaped path. The transport member is made up of individual segments connected together so that each end can be pivoted on a vertical axis. These individual segments are provided with top and bottom rollers that are engaged by a sprocket drive. A support member for a compact disc tooling fixture is attached to each of the individual segments. The flexographic print heads are caused to move at the same rate as the transport member for the compact discs by rack segments that are provided on each of the individual segments of the transport member and which mesh with a toothed gear on the print heads. The flexographic print heads can be moved laterally and radially to provide registration of the decoration to be printed on the compact disc supported by a particular tooling fixture for the compact disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: AutoRoll Machine Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Michael J. Averill
  • System for the printing of small flat objects using direct rotary printing apparatus
    Patent number: 5951239
    Abstract: A system for the flexographic printing of compact discs is provided in which the transport member for the compact discs travels in an oval-shaped path. The transport member is made up of individual segments connected together so that each end can be pivoted on a vertical axis. These individual segments are provided with top and bottom rollers that are engaged by a sprocket drive. A support member for a compact disc tooling fixture is attached to each of the individual segments. The flexographic print heads are caused to move at the same rate as the transport member for the compact discs by rack segments that are provided on each of the individual segments of the transport member and which mesh with a toothed gear on the print heads. The flexographic print heads can be moved laterally and radially to provide registration of the decoration to be printed on the compact disc supported by a particular tooling fixture for the compact disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Autoroll Machine Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael J. Averill, William M. Karlyn
  • System for the printing of small flat objects using direct rotary printing apparatus
    Patent number: 5865114
    Abstract: A system for the flexographic printing of compact discs is provided in which the transport member for the compact discs travels in an oval-shaped path. The transport member is made up of individual segments connected together so that each end can be pivoted on a vertical axis. These individual segments are provided with top and bottom rollers that are engaged by a sprocket drive. A support member for a compact disc tooling fixture is attached to each of the individual segments. The flexographic print heads are caused to move at the same rate as the transport member for the compact discs by rack segments that are provided on each of the individual segments of the transport member and which mesh with a toothed gear on the print heads. The flexographic print heads can be moved laterally and radially to provide registration of the decoration to be printed on the compact disc supported by a particular tooling fixture for the compact disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: AutoRoll Machine Company, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Averill, William M. Karlyn
  • System for the printing of small flat objects using direct rotary printing apparatus
    Patent number: 5730048
    Abstract: A system for the flexographic printing of compact discs is provided in which the transport member for the compact discs travels in an oval-shaped path. The transport member is made up of individual segments connected together so that each end can be pivoted on a vertical axis. These individual segments are provided with top and bottom rollers that are engaged by a sprocket drive. A support member for a compact disc tooling fixture is attached to each of the individual segments. The flexographic print heads are caused to move at the same rate as the transport member for the compact discs by rack segments that are provided on each of the individual segments of the transport member and which mesh with a toothed gear on the print heads. The flexographic print heads can be moved laterally and radially to provide registration of the decoration to be printed on the compact disc supported by a particular tooling fixture for the compact disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Inventors: Michael J. Averill, William M. Karlyn