Closed loop ink control system for a printing press

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8683922
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13494504

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A method of controlling the ink feed to a printed substrate in a lithographic printing press is provided which includes providing, for each of a plurality of ink zones, an ink coverage requirement for a printing unit of the lithographic printing press; color scanning a first ink zone of a plurality of ink zones on a printed substrate as it exits the printing unit of the lithographic printing press; calculating, for each one of the plurality of ink zones, a dynamic flow change based on the static flow change for said each one of the plurality of ink zones and the ink coverage requirement for said each one of the plurality of ink zones; and providing a flow setting for each one of the plurality of ink zones based on the dynamic flow change for said each one of the plurality of ink zones.

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GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS INC121 BROADWAY DOVER NH 03820

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Isaac, Ragy Adly Oak Brook, US 1 1
Richards, John Sheridan Barrington, US 47 295

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