ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,993, issued on April 14, was assigned to HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP (Spring, Texas).
"Servicing print blankets" was invented by Amir Kedem (Ness Ziona, Israel), Eyal Rosenwein (Ness Ziona, Israel), Rea Yakar (Ness Ziona, Israel) and Shimi Nakash (Ness Ziona, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an example of the disclosure, a system to service a print blanket includes a rotatably mounted endless cleaning surface ("ECS"), a doctor blade, a heating element, and a container. The ECS is to carry a polymeric material and positioned to engage the print blanket. The doctor blade is disposed in relationship to the ECS and to...