ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,021, issued on June 30, was assigned to NEUEFEIND GMBH (Ochtendung, Germany).

"Apparatus and method for producing flexographic printing forms" was invented by Sven Neuefeind (Ochtendung, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for the production of printing forms for flexographic printing. The apparatus includes a carrier plate on a retaining device, a reservoir and an exposure apparatus. A solidifiable medium is applied to a carrier plate in regions or at certain points in at least one layer in order to configure a raised surface of the printing form. At least one exposure apparatus emits UV ra...