Patents by Inventor Silvia Bergamaschi

Silvia Bergamaschi 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).

  • Metal-backed printing blanket
    Patent number: 6912955
    Abstract: A metal backed printing blanket for mounting on a blanket cylinder that includes a gap, the printing blanket having a thin metal base plate with top and bottom surfaces and ends which include leading and trailing edges adapted for engaging the gap in the cylinder; a compressible, elastomeric printing blanket secured to the top surface of the base plate but not the ends and having an upper face adapted for contact transfer of ink to a printable substrate; and a specialized coating applied to the bottom surface to prevent deformation of the printing blanket and to prevent delamination of the printing blanket from a blanket cylinder. The method for making a metal backed printing blanket for mounting on such a cylinder is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Reeves Brothers, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianpietro Invernizzi, Silvia Bergamaschi, Fausto Zeni
  • Metal-backed printing blanket
    Publication number: 20050039619
    Abstract: A metal backed printing blanket for mounting on a blanket cylinder that includes a gap, the printing blanket having a thin metal base plate with top and bottom surfaces and ends which include leading and trailing edges adapted for engaging the gap in the cylinder; a compressible, elastomeric printing blanket secured to the top surface of the base plate but not the ends and having an upper face adapted for contact transfer of ink to a printable substrate; and a specialized coating applied to the bottom surface to prevent deformation of the printing blanket and to prevent delamination of the printing blanket from a blanket cylinder. The method for making a metal backed printing blanket for mounting on such a cylinder is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Gianpietro Invernizzi, Silvia Bergamaschi, Fausto Zeni