US 11,903,134 B2
Screen printer including 3D printed support block for supporting article during printing
Darin Burgess, St. Petersburg, FL (US); Randy Crockett, St. Petersburg, FL (US); Timothy DeRosett, St. Petersburg, FL (US); Charles Santhakumar, St. Petersburg, FL (US); Scott Klimczak, St. Petersburg, FL (US); Anwar A. Mohammed, St. Petersburg, FL (US); Luke Rodgers, St. Petersburg, FL (US); Harpuneet Singh, St. Petersburg, FL (US); Daniel Torres, St. Petersburg, FL (US); and Felipe Torres, St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Assigned to JABIL INC., St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Filed by JABIL INC., St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Filed on May 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/663,851.
Application 17/663,851 is a division of application No. 17/015,841, filed on Sep. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,477,926.
Prior Publication US 2022/0279689 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B41F 15/08 (2006.01); B41F 15/26 (2006.01); H05K 13/00 (2006.01); B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B29C 64/364 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B41F 15/18 (2006.01); B41F 15/34 (2006.01); B41F 15/46 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 13/0069 (2013.01) [B25B 11/002 (2013.01); B25B 11/005 (2013.01); B29C 64/364 (2017.08); B41F 15/08 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B41F 15/18 (2013.01); B41F 15/34 (2013.01); B41F 15/46 (2013.01); H05K 2203/0165 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A screen printer for screen printing on an article, the screen printer comprising:
a lift plate;
a vacuum block disposed on the lift plate;
at least one support bar removably disposed on the lift plate adjacent to the vacuum block such that a top surface of the at least one support bar and a top surface of the vacuum block are on a common plane;
a 3D printed support block having a bottom surface resting on the vacuum block and the at least one support bar and a top surface configured to support the article during the screen printing.