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US 2018/0111365 A1Published application
Reimageable and reusable printing sleeve for a variable cutoff printing press
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorsParris Robert Ballentine, James Brian Vrotacoe, Mehmet Oktay Kaya
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Abstract
A lithographic printing sleeve for mounting on a cylinder in a printing press is provided. The lithographic printing sleeve includes a tubular base layer for contacting and surrounding an outer circumference of the cylinder, a permanent tubular hydrophilic layer on an outer surface of the tubular base layer and a temporary hydrophobic layer on an outer surface of the tubular hydrophilic layer. A variable cutoff printing press is also provided.
Claims11
A lithographic printing sleeve for mounting on a cylinder in a printing press comprising:
- a tubular base layer for contacting and surrounding an outer circumference of the cylinder;
- a permanent tubular hydrophilic layer on an outer surface of the tubular base layer;
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- a temporary hydrophobic layer on an outer surface of the tubular hydrophilic layer.
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