US 11,904,597 B2
Printing pads and print pad machines
James Cheng, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to PRINTEX INC., Poway, CA (US)
Filed by Printex Inc., Poway, CA (US)
Filed on May 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/326,452.
Application 17/933,505 is a division of application No. 16/878,174, filed on May 19, 2020, granted, now 11,485,130, issued on Nov. 1, 2022.
Application 18/326,452 is a continuation of application No. 17/933,505, filed on Sep. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,701,877.
Prior Publication US 2023/0302783 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41F 17/00 (2006.01); B41M 1/40 (2006.01)
CPC B41F 17/001 (2013.01) [B41M 1/40 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing pad machine having an elongated frame and support assembly comprising:
(A) an engraved print plate having an engraved image thereon, the engraved image is capable of (a) containing transferable ink, (b) receiving transferrable ink, or (c) containing and receiving transferable ink;
(B) a print fixture plate for supporting a printable product;
(C) a single-angled print pad has:
a contact wall (i) extending from a base wall to a contact wall distal end, and (ii) having a first height,
a lower wall (i) extending from the base wall to a lower wall distal end, and (ii) having a second height that is less than the first height,
an angled surface contacting the contact wall distal end and the lower wall distal end;
(D) a slidable moving support housing;
(E) a flexion and extension hinge interconnects the single-angled print pad to the slidable moving support housing;
(F) an adjustable and moveable actuator system that (a) controls the movement of the slidable moving support housing and the flexion and extension hinge, and (b) is capable of:
(i) (A) moving or (B) moving and altering the single-angled print pad toward the engraved print plate so (a) the contact wall distal end contacts the engraved print plate prior to the lower wall distal end and (b) the angled surface picks up the transferrable ink,
(ii) moving the single-angled print pad (a) away from the engraved print plate and (b) toward the printable product,
(iii) altering, between the time frame that the single-angled print pad does (a) not contact the engraved print plate and (b) contacts the printable product, the single-angled print pad's configuration so the angled surface is at least essentially parallel to the print fixture plate;
(iv) moving the single-angled print pad to apply the transferrable ink to the printable product.