Abstract: The present invention is a method and an apparatus for controlling the volume of a printable substrate after an image is created thereon, and more particularly to the production and use of a calenderizeable substrate in which a final thickness may be adjusted. The system employed for the process includes a pair of compression rollers wherein the nip force therebetween may be adjusted.

Abstract: In a printing system where ink from an applicator roller is applied to a form roller in rotational contact with a plate cylinder, methods of washing up after printing in which methods the form roller is disengaged from the plate cylinder and a subtractive roller system removes a mixture of residual ink and ink solvent from the form roller and applicator roller. In preferred embodiments, the press drive is stopped during wash-up and the form roller is independently driven.

Abstract: A printing system is disclosed including an inking system with a single form roller for applying ink to a printing cylinder. Ink is applied to the form roller by an applicator roller having a surface with an array of interconnected wells and a variable speed drive. The form roller and plate cylinder are rotated at the same rpm while the speed of the applicator roller is varied to vary the amount of ink applied to the plate. A variable speed subtractive roller system removes excess ink from the form roller and returns the ink to a common reservoir. For wash-up, the press drive and form roller are disengaged and the inking system is rotated by an inker roller drive while wash-up fluid is applied to the inking system.

Abstract: A printing system is disclosed including an inking system with a single form roller for applying ink to a printing cylinder. Ink is applied to the form roller by an applicator roller having a surface with an array of interconnected wells and a variable speed drive. The form roller and plate cylinder are rotated at the same rpm while the speed of the applicator roller is varied to vary the amount of ink applied to the plate. A variable speed subtractive roller system removes excess ink from the form roller and returns the ink to a common reservoir. For wash-up, the press drive and form roller are disengaged and the inking system is rotated by an inker roller drive while wash-up fluid is applied to the inking system.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and an apparatus for controlling the volume of a printable substrate after an image is created thereon, and more particularly to the production and use of a calenderizeable substrate in which a final thickness may be adjusted. The system employed for the process includes a pair of compression rollers wherein the nip force therebetween may be adjusted.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for embedding or associating additional information with a document substrate. More particularly, the various embodiments described herein are intended to improve the amount and availability of information associated with a document or other printed publication. The additional information is preferably provided in one or more of a number of embodiments employing embedded or affixed memory media and devices. Various aspects of the embodiments described herein may be employed by a document creator to provide additional information for the reader without drastically increasing the document size, and by a reader of the document to access the additional information or to further supplement the information.

Abstract: A printing system is disclosed including an inking system with a single form roller for applying ink to a printing cylinder. Ink is applied to the form roller by an applicator roller having a surface with an array of interconnected wells and a variable speed drive. The form roller and plate cylinder are rotated at the same rpm while the speed of the applicator roller is varied to vary the amount of ink applied to the plate. A variable speed subtractive roller system removes excess ink from the form roller and returns the ink to a common reservoir. For wash-up, the press drive and form roller are disengaged and the inking system is rotated by an inker roller drive while wash-up fluid is applied to the inking system.

Abstract: A tape containing a supporting substrate and a magnetic layer coated thereover. This tape can be selected for thermal fusing processes where the coating, after heating of the tape which is in contact with a nonmagnetic image, transfers into the image and renders it magnetic. The corrected image can then be selected for MICR processes and devices.

Abstract: A thermal ink jet printer that prints onto thermal adhesive binding tape includes a tape feeding adapter that enables the feeding of tape into and out of the printer. The adapter includes a base support member for supporting a plurality of tapes in a substantially horizontal position for feeding into the printer and two tape guide members positioned orthogonally and centrally of the base support member for guiding the tapes into and out of the printer. Two support and guide members are connected to and extends orthogonally with respect to the two tape guides members for receiving and supporting the tapes between the two tape guides members and above the base support member after the tapes have exited the printer.

Abstract: A low cost and efficient system for magnetic ink character recognition provides a magnetic image over a non-magnetic toned image which can be an on-line or off-line component of an imaging apparatus. Magnetic ink is applied to selected characters from a thin film that includes a magnetic media by utilizing a heater member to promote release of the magnetic ink to the previously toned characters.

Abstract: An automatic dampening system for a lithographic printing press applies a fountain solution to the printing plate on a plate cylinder through the inking rollers. The dampening system has a first roller partially immersed in the fountain solution and a second roller contacting the first roller. The outer surface of the second roller is rotatively coupled to the outer surface of one of the inking rollers such that the rotation of the inking roller will rotate the second roller and the first roller. A bridge roller may be used to bridge any gap between the second roller and the inking roller to maintain the rotative coupling between the rollers. The first and second rollers have outer layers made of elastomeric materials which have a hardness such that a pressure indent is formed in at least one of the outer layers of the rollers at the nip between the first and second rollers and such that the second roller can be rotatably driven by the inking roller.

Abstract: A direct electrostatic printing (DEP) device is utilized for printing wrong reading images on a transparent substrate. An adhesive coating on the transparent substrate precludes toner bounce during printing and enables the transparent substrate to be affixed to a substrate such as an envelope such that the wrong reading images are right reading.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a method of metering to a printing plate (P). An applicator roller (312), which receives ink from a pick-up roller (310), is positioned in pressure indented relation with a metering roller (12). The surface speed of metering roller (12) is varied to meter the ink to roller apparatus which supplies the ink to printing plate (P).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for recovering the residual image from an electrostatic recording surface in an electrostatic copying system which is accomplished by presenting a wiping element in pressure contact with the residual image on the recording surface whereby the residual image is substantially removed therefrom, moving a conductive member in close proximity to the toner particles being removed from the recording surface, applying a DC voltage opposite in polarity to that of the toner particles and of sufficient magnitude to the conductive member whereby the toner particles are attracted onto the surface of the conductive member, and continuously removing the toner particles from the conductive member into a collection zone for reuse in the copying system.

Abstract: A copying system wherein a master of the document to be copied, such as a book, is electrostatically prepared on a copy substrate material in the form of a fanfolded web. The master bearing web is then used with an electrostatic type copier to produce the copies desired, the master bearing web being recycled the number of times required to produce the number of books desired. Each book may be segregated to permit subsequent binding where desired.

Abstract: A copying system wherein a document master such as a page of a book, is electrostatically prepared on a photosensitive material in serial form as, for example, fanfolded web. The web bearing the masters is then used with an electrostatic type copier of a type adapted to automatically handle fanfolded material. The ends of the master bearing web may be joined together to form an endless loop to enable the masters to be recopied in sequence the number of times required to produce the number of book copies desired.