Patents by Inventor Robert Deis

Robert Deis 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for making lithographic plates
    Publication number: 20070033979
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for forming a mounting flange on a printing plate comprising first and second portions having an arcuate portion therebetween and defining a mounting flange angle. A bending device comprising a forming surface having a radius that is less than a desired radius for the arcuate portion can be used to form the arcuate portion in accordance with the present invention. This can be done by forming the arcuate portion to have a plurality of spaced apart bends that cooperatively define the arcuate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Deis, Matthias Hoelle, David Burkhart