Patents
US 11072165 B2: Low-volume gravure inking system
- Granted
- 2021-07-27
- Filed
- 2018-12-13 application 16218638
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An inking system for use in transferring ink to a gravure printing surface in a gravure printing system includes a gravure cylinder r having a printing zone located between first and second recessed bearing contact zones. A radius of the recessed bearing contact zones is less than a radius of the printing zone by at least 0.100 inches. An ink tray includes a floor and first and second end walls. Bearings are mounted outside of the end walls which engage with the first and second bearing contact zones, respectively, thereby positioning the ink tray assembly in a specified position relative to the gravure cylinder. Upper edges of the end walls extend into the recessed bearing contact zones.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210727.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2,417 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EASTMAN KODAK CO SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary A. Smith | Rochester, NY | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Shaughnessy | Hemlock, NY | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy John Young | Williamson, NY | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carolyn Rae Ellinger | Rochester, NY | 74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B41F | Printing machines or presses | B41F9/068 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Notice of security interests | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT BOSTON, MA | 56984/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56734/233 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56734/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56733/681 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-04-26 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2019-04-01 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD signed 2019-04-01 FPC INC. signed 2019-04-01 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2019-04-01 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2019-04-01 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2019-04-01 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2019-04-01 NPEC INC. signed 2019-04-01 QUALEX INC. signed 2019-04-01 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. NEWARK, DE | 49004/499 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-04-26 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2019-04-01 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2019-04-01 FPC INC. signed 2019-04-01 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2019-04-01 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2019-04-01 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2019-04-01 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2019-04-01 NPEC INC. signed 2019-04-01 QUALEX INC. signed 2019-04-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, AS AGENT BOSTON, MA | 49004/13 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-12-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELLINGER, CAROLYN RAE signed 2018-12-12 YOUNG, TIMOTHY JOHN signed 2018-12-12 SHAUGHNESSY, MICHAEL G. signed 2018-12-13 SMITH, GARY A. signed 2018-12-13 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 47763/430 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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