Type Groove Patents (Class 101/380)
  • Patent number: 9384684
    Abstract: A shelf-type display module includes a carrier tray assembly including a carrier tray having a top, a bottom, a plurality of tracks and at least one light. The plurality of tracks protrude from the top of the carrier tray and the at least one light is mounted to the bottom of the carrier tray. An insert tray includes a main body having components for holding products for display and components for mating with the plurality of tracks on the carrier tray. The components of the main body that mate with the plurality of tracks on the carrier tray slide along the plurality of tracks from a right side to a left side of the carrier tray or from the left side to the right side of the carrier tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, William Y. Stafford, Erin L. Zobel, Timothy J. Martell, Benjamin Weshler
  • Patent number: 7523703
    Abstract: A printing group of a rotary printing press includes at least one forme cylinder and at least one transfer cylinder. The forme cylinder has at least two printing forme end channels. These two channels are spaced circumferentially. At least one of these forme cylinder end receiving channels rolls off against a channel in the transfer cylinder. One of the forme cylinder end receiving channels is at least partially covered by a printing forme carried by the forme cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helmut Holm
  • Patent number: 7246557
    Abstract: A printing group of a rotary printing press includes at least one forme cylinder and at least one transfer cylinder. The forme cylinder has at least two printing forme end receiving channels. These two channels are spaced circumferentially. At least one of these forme cylinder end receiving channels rolls off against a channel in the transfer cylinder. One of the forme cylinder end receiving channels is at least partially covered by a printing forme carried by the forme cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helmut Holm
  • Patent number: 6539861
    Abstract: Detachable inking device for a flexographic printing machine, its embodiment, cleaning and use in such a machine. This device comprises a chambered doctor blade (9) mounted on two lever-supports (13, 14) crossed by duct joining pieces (15, 16) respectively. The lever-supports are rigidly attached to a shaft (11) about which they are pivotable and which is held between the frames (34) of said flexographic printing: machine. Said chambered doctor blade (9) consists of a body (25) made of light metal material, crossed at one of its ends by a tube (26) emgerging from the bottom (28) of said body (25), and at the other end by a tube (40) having its opening part (29) at level with the bottom (28) of the body (25). The latter rests on seals (38, 39) secured to the lever-supports (13, 14) to which are attached centering and fixing means (17, 18) allowing a quick loosening of the chambered doctor blade (9) without the help of any tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Bobst SA
    Inventors: Gilbert Bardet, Daniel Hürlimann, Patrick Lüscher, Jean-Bernard Morisod, Michel Piguet
  • Patent number: 4896595
    Abstract: A marking machine for automatically marking cartons passing on an intermittently moving conveyor includes a printing head cyclically moved by a pneumatic cylinder into engagement with the cartons. The motion of the printing head is controlled by guide elements extending from the printing head cooperating with slots in adjacent side plates. The printing head passes durng its cyclical movement across an ink roll disposed above the side plates. A backer plate drops behind the carton surface to be marked just before the printing stroke of the print head. The movement of the backer plate is provided by the guide elements extending from the printing head. The type face on the printing head can be oriented to face upwardly for marking the side of the cover of an egg carton or be oriented to face downwardly for marking a separator in a filler flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Adco-Applied Development Co. Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Beckett, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4729313
    Abstract: A flexible type segment formed of elastomeric material and in an initially flat condition, and adapted for mounting on the cylindrical surface of a printing roll that engages the surface of an object to be marked, and prints indicia thereon. The segment has an elongated base with generally flat, parallel top and bottom surfaces and a raised print face formed on the top surface. The print face defines indicia to be inked and thereafter to apply an ink imprint to the respective surface to be marked. A plurality of recesses are formed in the bottom surface of the base, the recesses extending into the material a major portion of the depth of the base. The recesses reduce the section of the base so that flexing of the segment when it is mounted on the roll and force variations between the print face and the surface to be marked produce a minimum of distortion of the print face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Lincoln Logotype Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lester R. Medlen, James J. Nickels
  • Patent number: 4004506
    Abstract: An endorser drum for printing variable data on paper sheets for use in document handling and counting devices. The drum is provided with a plurality of splined pins positioned at spaced intervals adjacent the periphery of the drum. Each splined pin is provided with a gear-like periphery comprised of a plurality of tapered projections extending radially outward from the periphery of the splined pin. An annular-shaped resilient print wheel, having an interior surface whose configuration is substantially complementary to that of each splined pin, is fitted upon the splined pin. The exterior surface of the print wheel is provided with a plurality of raised characters each aligned with an associated one of the grooves provided along the interior surface of the print wheel. Each splined pin is secured to the print drum so as to experience no rotational movement. Each print wheel may be incrementally indexed, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Assignee: Brandt-Pra, Inc.
    Inventor: George P. McInerny
  • Patent number: 3949672
    Abstract: A device for mounting interchangeable type including a pair of spaced, resilient retainer members disposed on a backing member. Each retainer member has a neck portion and a head portion. One or more thin, elongated, flat bands, each having a pair of spaced openings therein, may slidably receive a plurality of interchangeable printing members thereon. The head portions of the retainer members are passed through the openings in each band to retain each band on the backing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Inventor: Harold Cadmus, Jr.
  • Patent number: RE34134
    Abstract: A flexible type segment formed of elastomeric material and in an initially flat condition, and adapted for mounting on the cylindrical surface of a printing roll that engages the surface of an object to be marked, and prints indicia thereon. The segment has an elongated base with generally flat, parallel top and bottom surfaces and a raised panel print face formed on the top surface. The print face defines indicia to be inked and thereafter to apply an ink imprint to the respective surface to be marked. A plurality of recesses are formed in the bottom surface of the base, the recesses extending into the material a major portion of the depth of the base. The recesses reduce the section of the base so that flexing of the segment when it is mounted on the roll and force variations between the print face and the surface to be marked produce a minimum of distortion of the print face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Assignee: Porelon, Inc.
    Inventors: Lester R. Medlen, James J. Nichols