Roger N Jacques, 7233 Doran Dr, Teaticket, MA 02536

6726433, Apr 27, 2004

Jul 13, 2000

09/615931

Laurence S. Blake - Peabody MA
Philip A. Rombult - Bradford MA
Libor Krupica - Methuen MA
David B. Larsen - Woburn MA
James C. Folsom - Sanford ME
Ross A. Freeman - Somersworth NH
Roger A. Jacques - Rochester NH
Robert S. Ring - Rochester NH
Gerald L. Smith - Dover NH

Agfa Corporation - Wilmington MA

B65H 100

414411, 4143311

An apparatus is provided for positioning a plurality of cassettes within an automated printing plate handler. In a plate handler, a plurality of cassettes each contain a supply of printing plates for delivery to an automatic plate-recording device. The apparatus includes a separate support table for supporting each of the plurality of cassettes within the plate handler and an elevator device for moving each of the support tables along a vertical axis of the automated plate handler. The automated plate handler is configured to automatically position a selected cassette in a first position to facilitate removal of the cassette from the handler. The plate handler further includes a platform, which substantially forms an extension of the support table supporting the selected cassette in the first position. The platform provides a second position, at which the selected cassette is to be one of, loaded or unloaded. The selected cassette may be filled with a new supply of plates on the platform or the selected cassette may be removed from the platform and replaced by a another cassette.

7055431, Jun 6, 2006

Mar 23, 2004

10/807085

Laurence S. Blake - Peabody MA, US
Philip A. Rombult - Bradford MA, US
Libor Krupica - Methuen MA, US
David B. Larsen - Woburn MA, US
James C. Folsom - Sanford ME, US
Ross A. Freeman - Somersworth NH, US
Roger A. Jacques - Rochester NH, US
Robert S. Ring - Rochester NH, US
Gerald L. Smith - Dover NH, US

AGFA Corporation - Wilmington MA

B41F 27/06

101477, 414411

An apparatus is provided for positioning a plurality of cassettes within an automated printing plate handler. In a plate handler, a plurality of cassettes each contain a supply of printing plates for delivery to an automatic plate-recording device. The apparatus includes a separate support table for supporting each of the plurality of cassettes within the plate handler and an elevator device for moving each of the support tables along a vertical axis of the automated plate handler. The automated plate handler is configured to automatically position a selected cassette in a first position to facilitate removal of the cassette from the handler. The plate handler further includes a platform, which substantially forms an extension of the support table supporting the selected cassette in the first position. The platform provides a second position, at which the selected cassette is to be one of, loaded or unloaded. The selected cassette may be filled with a new supply of plates on the platform or the selected cassette may be removed from the platform and replaced by a another cassette.

2006024, Nov 2, 2006

May 2, 2006

11/415763

Laurence Blake - Peabody MA, US
Philip Rombult - Bradford MA, US
Libor Krupica - Methuen MA, US
David Larsen - Woburn MA, US
James Folsom - Sanford ME, US
Ross Freeman - Somersworth NH, US
Roger Jacques - Rochester NH, US
Robert Ring - Rochester NH, US
Gerald Smith - Dover NH, US

AGFA CORPORATION - Wilmington MA

B65B 69/00

414411000

An apparatus is provided for positioning a plurality of cassettes within an automated printing plate handler. In a plate handler, a plurality of cassettes each contain a supply of printing plates for delivery to an automatic plate-recording device. The apparatus includes a separate support table for supporting each of the plurality of cassettes within the plate handler and an elevator device for moving each of the support tables along a vertical axis of the automated plate handler. The automated plate handler is configured to automatically position a selected cassette in a first position to facilitate removal of the cassette from the handler. The plate handler further includes a platform, which substantially forms an extension of the support table supporting the selected cassette in the first position. The platform provides a second position, at which the selected cassette is to be one of, loaded or unloaded. The selected cassette may be filled with a new supply of plates on the platform or the selected cassette may be removed from the platform and replaced by another cassette.

5655452, Aug 12, 1997

Aug 7, 1996

8/693740

Laurence S. Blake - Peabody MA
Philip A. Rombult - Bradford MA
Libor Krupica - Methuen MA
David B. Larsen - Woburn MA
James C. Folsom - Sanford ME
Ross A. Freeman - Somersworth NH
Roger A. Jacques - Rochester NH
Robert S. Ring - Rochester NH
Gerald L. Smith - Dover NH

AGFA Division, Bayer Corp. - Wilmington MA

B41F 2706

101477

The primary function of the optional handler is to make plates available on demand to the imaging engine. A multitude of plates are stored inside cassettes and these cassettes are loaded into the handler. There may be up to four cassettes residing in the handler. Inside a cassette there may be a protective interleaf sheet, sometimes called a slip sheet, between each plate which is removed by the handler and discarded. The handler receives commands from the engine control sequencer which provides instructions as to what cassette needs to be accessed to make a plate available to the picker mechanism so the plate may be conveyed to the imaging engine. Conversely the handler provides status information to the engine to make full interaction with the system possible.

5791250, Aug 11, 1998

Jul 10, 1997

8/889255

Laurence S. Blake - Peabody MA
Philip A. Rombult - Bradford MA
Libor Krupica - Methuen MA
David B. Larsen - Woburn MA
James C. Folsom - Sanford ME
Ross A. Freeman - Somersworth NH
Roger A. Jacques - Rochester NH
Robert S. Ring - Rochester NH
Gerald L. Smith - Dover NH

Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation - Wilmington MA

B41F 2712
B41F 132
B41F 3316

101483

The primary function of the optional handler is to make plates available on demand to the imaging engine. A multitude of plates are stored inside cassettes and these cassettes are loaded into the handler. There may be up to four cassettes residing in the handler. Inside a cassette there may be a protective interleaf sheet, sometimes called a slip sheet, between each plate which is removed by the handler and discarded. The handler receives commands from the engine control sequencer which provides instructions as to what cassette needs to be accessed to make a plate available to the picker mechanism so the plate may be conveyed to the imaging engine. Conversely the handler provides status information to the engine to make full interaction with the system possible.

6113346, Sep 5, 2000

Aug 7, 1996

8/693712

Laurence S. Blake - Peabody MA
Philip A. Rombult - Bradford MA
Libor Krupica - Methuen MA
David B. Larsen - Woburn MA
James C. Folsom - Sanford ME
Ross A. Freeman - Somersworth NH
Roger A. Jacques - Rochester NH
Robert S. Ring - Rochester NH
Gerald L. Smith - Dover NH

Agfa Corporation - Wilmington MA

B65G 6500

414811

The primary function of the optional handler is to make plates available on demand to the imaging engine. A multitude of plates are stored inside cassettes and these cassettes are loaded into the handler. There may be up to four cassettes residing in the handler. Inside a cassette there may be a protective interleaf sheet, sometimes called a slip sheet, between each plate which is removed by the handler and discarded. The handler receives commands from the engine control sequencer which provides instructions as to what cassette needs to be accessed to make a plate available to the picker mechanism so the plate may be conveyed to the imaging engine. Conversely the handler provides status information to the engine to make full interaction with the system possible.

6000337, Dec 14, 1999

Aug 7, 1996

8/693744

Laurence S. Blake - Peabody MA
Philip A. Rombult - Bradford MA
Libor Krupica - Methuen MA
David B. Larsen - Woburn MA
James C. Folsom - Sanford ME
Ross A. Freeman - Somersworth NH
Roger A. Jacques - Rochester NH
Robert S. Ring - Rochester NH
Gerald L. Smith - Dover NH

Agfa Corporation - Wilmington MA

B41F 2712
B41F 3316

101477

The primary function of the optional handler is to make plates available on demand to the imaging engine. A multitude of plates are stored inside cassettes and these cassettes are loaded into the handler. There may be up to four cassettes residing in the handler. Inside a cassette there may be a protective interleaf sheet, sometimes called a slip sheet, between each plate which is removed by the handler and discarded. The handler receives commands from the engine control sequencer which provides instructions as to what cassette needs to be accessed to make a plate available to the picker mechanism so the plate may be conveyed to the imaging engine. Conversely the handler provides status information to the engine to make full interaction with the system possible.

5809360, Sep 15, 1998

Aug 7, 1996

8/693748

Laurence S. Blake - Peabody MA
David L. Cooper - Tewksbury MA
Pedro Beildeck - Chester NH
James C. Folsom - Sanford ME
Ross A. Freeman - Somersworth NH
Roger A. Jacques - Rochester NH
Robert S. Ring - Rochester NH
Gerald L. Smith - Dover NH

Agfa Division - Bayer Corporation - Wilmington MA

G03B 1726
B41F 2706

396517

The primary function of the optional handler is to make plates available on demand to the imaging engine. A multitude of plates are stored inside cassettes and these cassettes are loaded into the handler. There may be up to four cassettes residing in the handler. Inside a cassette there may be a protective interleaf sheet, sometimes called a slip sheet, between each plate which is removed by the handler and discarded. The handler receives commands from the engine control sequencer which provides instructions as to what cassette needs to be accessed to make a plate available to the picker mechanism so the plate may be conveyed to the imaging engine. Conversely the handler provides status information to the engine to make full interaction with the system possible.