Patent ID: 6796232
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B41N,Y10S

Abstract:
An offset printing blanket comprising:(a) a printing layer, wherein said printing layer has a Shore Resilience of less than about 40% and an average surface roughness of less than about 0.5 microns, said printing layer comprising an elastomer selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, isobutylene isoprene elastomer, polysulfide rubber, ethylene propylenediene terpolymer, natural rubber, neoprenes, nitrile rubbers, styrene butadiene rubber, a blend of acrylonitrile-butadiene and polysulfide rubber, and mixtures thereof; and a filler selected from the group consisting of synthetic fibers, glass beads, thermoplastic microspheres, and mixtures thereof; and (b) a base, said base comprising a bottom fabric layer and a compressible layer on top of said bottom fabric layer.