Patent ID: 7610853

Claim:
An inking roller for an inking system, the inking roller comprising: an ink-transferring surface; a plurality of circumferential flutes distributed over said ink-transferring surface; a plurality of longitudinal flutes distributed over said ink-transferring surface, said plurality of longitudinal flutes intersecting said plurality of circumferential flutes; elevated surface areas as webs between said plurality of circumferential and said plurality of longitudinal flutes, said elevated surface areas constituting less than 15% of said ink-transferring surface; said flutes and said elevated surface areas being arranged to create a wave-shaped pattern on said ink-transferring surface in a longitudinal and a circumferential direction, a crest of said wave-shaped pattern as viewed in said circumferential direction being longer than a crest of said wave-shaped pattern as viewed in said longitudinal direction, a trough of said wave-shaped pattern as viewed in said circumferential direction being smaller than a trough of said wave-shaped pattern as viewed in said longitudinal direction.