Printing plate registration using a camera

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7854199
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11693007

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A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of printing plate (14) mounted on an imaging drum (12), and applying an image to a printing plate while maintaining registration and alignment between the image and a reference edge (15) of the printing plate include mounting the printing plate on a plate-making machine (10) and then determining the locations of at least two points on the reference edge. The locations of two or more points are used to determine a transformation that is applied to image data to yield transformed image data (27). The transformed image data is used to image the printing plate. A method and apparatus for determining the locations of the points using backlighting avoids errors encountered in illuminating from the top.

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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY343 STATE STREET ROCHESTER NY 14650-2201

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cummings, Calvin D Surrey, CA 11 49
Hawes, Peter Burnaby, CA 15 609
Warnes, Allan North Vancouver, CA 9 34

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