Sean T O'Neil

US Patent:

20130286123, Oct 31, 2013

Filed:

May 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/473208

Inventors:

Gregory B. Olejniczak - Carol Stream IL, US
Marc C. Piscitello - Carol Stream IL, US
Christopher J. Sobaszek - Carol Stream IL, US
Graham P. Vlcek - Carol Stream IL, US
Sean M. O'neil - Carol Stream IL, US
Peter P. Dell'aquila - Carol Stream IL, US
Steve Waszkowiak - Elmhurst IL, US

Assignee:

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. - Glenview IL

International Classification:

B41F 21/00

US Classification:

347104

Abstract:

A printing system includes carriage assemblies, a preparation station, a printing station, and a selection station. The carriage assemblies receive flexible bodies and are coupled to a conveyance assembly that moves the carriage assemblies along a direction of travel. The preparation station receives the flexible bodies from the loading station and manipulates the flexible bodies to at least partially flatten printing surfaces of the flexible bodies. The printing station prints images on the flexible bodies. The selection station examines the images on the flexible bodies and selects one or more of the flexible bodies based on the images. The selection station also individually grips and removes selected flexible bodies from the carriage assemblies and conveys the selected flexible bodies to a first collection location while the other flexible bodies remain on the carriage assemblies and are conveyed to a different, second collection location.

US Patent:

20150158310, Jun 11, 2015

Filed:

Feb 16, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/623136

Inventors:

- Glenview IL, US
Marc C. Piscitello - Carol Stream IL, US
Christopher J. Sobaszek - Carol Stream IL, US
Graham P. Vlcek - Carol Stream IL, US
Sean M. O'Neil - Carol Stream IL, US
Peter P. Dell'Aquila - Carol Stream IL, US
Steve Waszkowiak - Elmhurst IL, US
Samuel Peterson - Glenview IL, US

International Classification:

B41J 3/407

Abstract:

A printing system includes carriage assemblies, a preparation station, a printing station, and a selection station. The carriage assemblies receive flexible bodies and are coupled to a conveyance assembly that moves the carriage assemblies along a direction of travel. The preparation station receives the flexible bodies from the loading station and manipulates the flexible bodies to at least partially flatten printing surfaces of the flexible bodies. The printing station prints images on the flexible bodies. The selection station examines the images on the flexible bodies and selects one or more of the flexible bodies based on the images. The selection station also individually grips and removes selected flexible bodies from the carriage assemblies and conveys the selected flexible bodies to a first collection location while the other flexible bodies remain on the carriage assemblies and are conveyed to a different, second collection location.