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Printing blanket with lateral stability

US4981750A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 1989
Grant dateJan 1, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/352
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printing blanket having excellent lateral stability comprised of a carcass formed of one or more layers of woven fabric with low machine direction elongation characteristics, a nonwoven fabric attached to an upper surface of the lower most woven fabric layer, a compressible layer secured to the upper surface of the carcass and an ink transfer layer imposed upon the upper surface of the compressible layer. The blanket having a carcass containing a nonwoven layer comprised of continuous or discontinuous filaments, displays excellent cross machine direction elongation stability.

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