Adaptive registration during precision graphics cutting from multiple sheets

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8924002
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13092554

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A method and programmed apparatus for cutting graphics from substantially-identical sheets with graphics and registration marks printed thereon using a plotter and controlled cutter and sensor movable over the sheets, including: (1) sensing work-surface positions of the marks of a sheet and calculating an expected work-surface position for each such mark based on the work-surface positions of other marks of the sheet; (2) classifying each mark as active or inactive based on a first error criterion and applying the classification to corresponding marks of a subsequent sheet, the active marks being fewer than the total number of printed marks; (3) sensing the work-surface positions of the active marks of the subsequent sheet; and (4) cutting the graphics from the subsequent sheet based on the sensed positions of the active marks, thereby reducing the time for accurate cut-processing of the subsequent sheet.

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ESKO GRAPHICS KONGSBERG ASKIRKEGÅRDSVEIEN 45 KONGSBERG NO-3601

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andersen, Geo Aabyhoej, DK 7 80
Mikkelsen, Steen Fontana, US 31 178

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