Patent ID: 6539859
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B41F,B41P

Abstract:
A multicolor lithographic printing press comprising:a. a plate cylinder having a diameter, a circumference, and a plurality of image regions extending fully around the circumference the plate cylinder being configured to receive plate material extending over all of the image regions; b. at least one imager for placing a lithographic image on the plate material at each of the image regions; c. at least one inking mechanism for transferring ink to each of the images, the images each receiving ink of a different color; d. a single blanket member in rolling contact with the plate cylinder for sequentially receiving the ink from each of the images as the plate cylinder rotates the blanket member having a diameter less than the diameter of the plate cylinder; and e. an impression member for receiving a recording medium, the impression member being in rolling contact with the blanket member, the blanket and impression members cooperating to successively transfer the ink from each of the images onto the recording medium.