Method for persistent marking of flexo plates with workflow information and plates marked therewith

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11571920
APP PUB NO 20210174042A1
SERIAL NO

17045253

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Systems and methods for making a flexo plate, and plates, machines, readers, and computer readable media for use therewith. In the system, a plurality of processing machines, each configured to perform one or more process steps in a workflow, includes a controller, a variable operating parameter controlled by the controller, and a reader configured to read machine-readable indicia on the flexo plate. The machine-readable indicia (e.g. bar code, RFID tag, text) is configured for persistent readability downstream of washing (and cutting) steps, without printing in the printing step. The indicia may embody information including at least a plate identifier and instructions corresponding to the at least one variable operating parameter for each of the processing machines or information corresponding to an address in computer storage where the information resides.

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ESKO-GRAPHICS IMAGING GMBHHEERSKAMP 6 ITZEHOE 25524

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bruce, Robert Itzehoe, DE 65 2429
Scheele, Joachim Oldendorf, DE 8 21
Sievers, Wolfgang Kremperheide, DE 44 214
Thomas, Pascal Hamburg, DE 32 157
Wolterink, Jörg Oelixdorf, DE 12 33

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