Patents by Inventor Thomas Smatlak

Thomas Smatlak 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).

  • Printing blanket with non-extensible backing mountable in a single reel rod lock-up
    Patent number: 9821547
    Abstract: Printing blankets having non-extensible backing plies such as, for example, metalback blankets, are provided which have a construction that is adapted to be mountable onto blanket cylinders having a gap containing a conventional single reel rod lock-up mechanism. The blankets include first and second relief areas positioned such that when the blankets are mounted onto a blanket cylinder, the relief areas substantially align with the point at which the lead and trail ends of the blankets are inserted into a gap in the blanket cylinder to secure the ends in the lock-up mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Day International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Messer, Brian James, Thomas Smatlak
  • PRINTING BLANKET WITH NON-EXTENSIBLE BACKING MOUNTABLE IN A SINGLE REEL ROD LOCK-UP
    Publication number: 20140299010
    Abstract: Printing blankets having non-extensible backing plies such as, for example, metalback blankets, are provided which have a construction that is adapted to be mountable onto blanket cylinders having a gap containing a conventional single reel rod lock-up mechanism. The blankets include first and second relief areas positioned such that when the blankets are mounted onto a blanket cylinder, the relief areas substantially align with the point at which the lead and trail ends of the blankets are inserted into a gap in the blanket cylinder to secure the ends in the lock-up mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Day International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Messer, Brian James, Thomas Smatlak