Patents by Inventor Stephen T. Sonneville

Stephen T. Sonneville 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).

  • Ink reservoir baffle
    Patent number: 5255603
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is disclosed which includes an ink reservoir, an anilox roller partially submerged in the ink reservoir, and a baffle having an array of flow restrictors submerged in the ink in the reservoir. The baffle dissipates flow energy in the ink reservoir generated by rotation of the anilox roller. In one embodiment the flow restrictors comprise parallel pegs. In a second embodiment the flow restrictors comprise parallel bristle tufts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stephen T. Sonneville, Charles E. Eberhard, Jeffery M. Vaughn