WO2004098893B1 - Method for minimizing plate misregistration for printing - Google Patents

Method for minimizing plate misregistration for printing

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WO2004098893B1
WO2004098893B1 PCT/US2004/012003 US2004012003W WO2004098893B1 WO 2004098893 B1 WO2004098893 B1 WO 2004098893B1 US 2004012003 W US2004012003 W US 2004012003W WO 2004098893 B1 WO2004098893 B1 WO 2004098893B1
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Prior art keywords
master plates
plates
images
printhead
series
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PCT/US2004/012003
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French (fr)
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William Yurich Fowlkes
Charles David Deboer
Paul David Heppner
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Eastman Kodak Co
William Yurich Fowlkes
Charles David Deboer
Paul David Heppner
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Application filed by Eastman Kodak Co, William Yurich Fowlkes, Charles David Deboer, Paul David Heppner filed Critical Eastman Kodak Co
Priority to EP04760557A priority Critical patent/EP1620268A1/en
Priority to JP2006513118A priority patent/JP2006525155A/en
Publication of WO2004098893A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004098893A1/en
Publication of WO2004098893B1 publication Critical patent/WO2004098893B1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C3/00—Reproduction or duplicating of printing formes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C1/00—Forme preparation
    • B41C1/10—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme
    • B41C1/1066—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme by spraying with powders, by using a nozzle, e.g. an ink jet system, by fusing a previously coated powder, e.g. with a laser
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C1/00—Forme preparation
    • B41C1/10—Forme preparation for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme
    • B41C1/1083—Mechanical aspects of off-press plate preparation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C1/00—Forme preparation
    • B41C1/12—Multicolour formes

Abstract

A method and apparatus of producing images on a series of master plates that are suitable for use as printing plates for the reproduction of multiple copies of composite images from said plates. The master plates are supported with a predetermined alignment relative to each other before mounting on a printing press. Counterpart raster lines of images on the master plates are recorded simultaneously or substantially simultaneously using preferably an ink jet printer so that the counterpart raster lines are printed in alignment.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS
[Received by the International Bureau on 07 December 2004 (07.12.04): original claims 1-30 replaced by amended claims 1-28]
CLAIMS: 1. A method of producing images on a series of master plates that are suitable for use as printing plates for the reproduction of multiple copies of composite images from said plates, the method comprising: supporting the plates with a predetermined alignment; and printing a counterpart raster line of an image on each of the series of master plates so that counterpart raster lines for the series of master plates are printed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously and are printed in alignment wherein the counterpart raster lines on the series of master plates are printed by a single printhead.
2. The method of claim 1 and wherein the printhead ejects liquid onto the master plates to form respective images thereon.
3. The method of claim 1 and wherein the printhead emits light to expose the images on the master plates.
4. The method of claim 1 and wherein the printhead is a page wide printhead that prints the counterpart raster lines on the series of master plates simultaneously.
5. The method of claim 4 and wherein the printhead ejects liquid onto the master plates to form respective images thereon.
6. The method of to claim 4 and wherein the printhead emits light to expose the images on the master plates.
7. The method of claim 1 and wherein the printhead is a scanning printhead supported on a carriage that traverses along the carriage in the direction of alignment of the raster lines and the printhead prints counterpart raster lines substantially simultaneously on the master plates during a sweep across the rail. 22
8. The method of claim 7 and wherein the printhead ejects liquid onto the master plates to form respective images thereon.
9. The method according to claim 7 and wherein the printhead emits light to expose the images on the master plates.
10. The method of claim 1 and wherein plural printheads are mounted on the same carriage and the plural printheads traverse along the rail in the direction of alignment of the raster lines and each of the printheads prints on a respective one of the master plates.
11. The method of claim 10 and wherein the printheads eject liquid onto the master plates to form respective images thereon.
12. The method of claim 10 and wherein the printheads emit light to expose the images on the master plates.
13. A method of printing composite images of plural colors using the master plates formed in claim 1, the method comprising: (a) forming respective images on the series of master plates in accordance with the method of claim 1 ; (b) subsequent to step (a) mounting the series of master plates on respective printing cylinders or supports and applying respective different color inks to the respective master plates to establish selective imagewise color inking of the respective master plates; and (c) transferring respective images from the inked respective master plates to a receiver sheet to form a composite multicolored image thereon.
14. The method of claim 1 and wherein image data for a raster line of an image to be formed on each of the master plates is combined into a single raster line.
15. The method of claim 1 and wherein image data of a page of image data to be formed on each of the master plates is combined into a single combined page image file.
16. The method of claim 15 and wherein a single printhead prints the combined image file of data on the series of master plates.
17. The method of claim 1 and wherein the master plates comprise lithographic plates.
18. The method of claim 1 and wherein the master plates are supported on a common carrier for the plates during forming of images on the plates.
19. The method of claim 19 and wherein fhe master plates are held on the common carrier by an adhesive.
20. A method of producing images on a series of master plates that are suitable for use as printing plates for the reproduction of multiple copies of composite images from said plates, the method comprising: supporting the series of master plates with a respective leading edge of each plate being in alignment; and printing a counterpart raster line of an image on each of the master plates so that counterpart raster image lines are in alignment wherein the printer is arranged to print the counterpart raster line of the image on each of the master plates using one print head to form images on the series of master plates.
21. An apparatus for producing images on a series of master plates that are suitable for use as printing plates for the reproduction of multiple copies of composite images from said plates, the apparatus comprising: a support supporting the series of master plates with a predetermined alignment; and
24 a printer adapted to print a counterpart raster line of an image on each of the master plates simultaneously or substantially simultaneously so that counterpart raster lines of the series of master plates are printed in alignment wherein the printer is arranged to print the counter part raster line of the image on each of the master plates using one printhead to form images on the series of master plates.
22. The apparatus of claim 22 and wherein the printhead is a page wide printhead that extends for a width equal to or greater than the width of the series of master plates. .
23. The apparatus of claim 22 and wherein the printhead ejects liquid onto the master plates to form respective images thereon.
24. The apparatus of claim 22 and wherein the printhead emits light to expose the images on the master plates.
25. The apparatus of claim 21 and wherein the printhead ejects liquid onto the master plates to form respective images thereon.
26. The apparatus of claim 1 and wherein the printhead emits light to expose the images on the master plates.
27. The apparatus of claim 21 and wherein the printer includes a scanning printhead supported on a carriage that traverses along the rail in the direction of alignment of the raster lines and the printhead prints counterpart raster lines substantially simultaneously on the master plates during a sweep across the rail.
28. The apparatus of claim 21 and wherein the printer includes plural printheads that are mounted on the same carriage and the plural printheads are adapted to traverse along the rail in the direction of alignment of the raster lines and each of the printheads prints on a respective one of the master plates.
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EP04760557A EP1620268A1 (en) 2003-05-05 2004-04-19 Method for minimizing plate misregistration for printing
JP2006513118A JP2006525155A (en) 2003-05-05 2004-04-19 How to minimize plate misregistration during printing

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US10/429,676 US6899030B2 (en) 2003-05-05 2003-05-05 Lithographic plate imaging system to minimize plate misregistration for multicolor printing applications
US10/429,676 2003-05-05

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