# US 10,479,070 B2 · Screen printing adapter device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,479,070 B2 - Document ID: US10479070B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/703,689 - Filed: 2017-09-13 - Published: 2018-03-15 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-14 - Assignees: Livingston Systems, LLC - Applicants: Livingston Systems, LLC - Inventors: Darren Livingston - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479070B2 ## CPC - B41F 15/34: Screens, Frames; Holders therefor - B41F 15/14: Details - B41F 15/18: Supports for workpieces - B41F 15/44: Squeegees or doctors - B41J 3/4078: {Printing on textile} - B41J 11/02: Platens - B41F: PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES (manifolding devices or office printing machines B41L) - B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS ## Abstract A screen printing adapter device is disclosed. In an example, the screen printing adapter device includes a body configured as an accessory to a printing board having a tag printing surface. The body is attached to a screen and moves on and off of the printing board along with the screen for a screen printing operation. The body supports areas of the screen for a squeegee that are otherwise unsupported by the printing board. The example screen printing adapter device also includes a shoulder edge of the body shaped to fit adjacent and conform to a shoulder edge of the printing board. The example screen printing adapter device includes a collar edge of the body. In an example, the collar edge of the body is shaped to fit fully around a perimeter of the tag printing surface of the printing board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A screen printing adapter device, comprising: a body configured as an accessory to a printing board having a tag printing surface; a collar edge of the body shaped to fit fully around a perimeter of the tag printing surface of the printing board; and a shoulder edge of the body shaped to fit adjacent and conform to a shoulder edge of the printing board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the collar edge of the body is shaped to fit adjacent the tag printing surface of the printing board. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body is attached to a screen and moves on and off of the printing board along with the screen for a screen printing operation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body is configured to support areas of the screen for a squeegee that are otherwise unsupported by the printing board. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body is configured to increase longevity of the screen through multiple screen printing operations. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body is configured to increase quality of a print on a shirt on the shirt board during a screen printing operation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body is non-porous. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body has a thickness that is less than a thickness of a shirt board. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body has a thickness that is about the same as a thickness of a shirt board. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body is configured to support areas of the screen for a squeegee that are otherwise unsupported by the printing board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body is configured to increase longevity of the screen through multiple screen printing operations. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The screen printing adapter device of claim 1, wherein the body is configured to increase quality of a print on a shirt on the shirt board during a screen printing operation. ### Claim 13 A screen printing adapter device, comprising: a body configured as an accessory to a printing board having a tag printing surface, the body is attached to a screen and moves on and off of the printing board along with the screen for a screen printing operation; a shoulder edge of the body shaped to fit adjacent and conform to a shoulder edge of the printing board; and a collar edge of the body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The screen printing adapter device of claim 13, wherein the collar edge of the body is shaped to fit adjacent the tag printing surface of the printing board. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The screen printing adapter device of claim 13, wherein the collar edge of the body is shaped to fit fully around a perimeter of the tag printing surface of the printing board. ### Claim 16 A screen printing adapter device, comprising: a body configured as an accessory to a printing board having a tag printing surface, wherein the body is attached to a screen and moves on and off of the printing board along with the screen for a screen printing operation and supports areas of the screen for a squeegee that are otherwise unsupported by the printing board; a shoulder edge of the body shaped to fit adjacent and conform to a shoulder edge of the printing board; and a collar edge of the body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The screen printing adapter device of claim 16, wherein the collar edge of the body is shaped to fit fully around a perimeter of the tag printing surface of the printing board. ### Claim 18 A screen printing adapter device, comprising: a body configured as an accessory to a printing board having a tag printing surface, the body attached to a screen and moves on and off of the printing board along with the screen for a screen printing operation; and a shoulder edge of the body shaped to fit adjacent and conform to a shoulder edge of the printing board.