Class 101: PRINTING ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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as of June 30, 2000

Class
101
PRINTING

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> PRINTING

2		PRINTING AND SORTING
3.1		EMBOSSING OR PENETRATING
4		. Special-article machines
5		. . Rolling contact
6		. . . Rotary
7		. . . Rotating object
8		. . . Hot die
9		. . Hot die
10		. . . Oscillating
11		. . . Feeding or delivering
12		. Matrix material
13		. . Selective machines
14		. . . Drum series
15		. . . Multiple-character bar
16		. . Die members
17		. . Processes
18		. Selective machines
19		. . Piercing
20		. . . Oscillating
21		. . Hot die
22		. Rolling-contact machines
23		. . Rotary
24		. . . Piercing
25		. . . Hot die
26		. Piercing machines
27		. Hot die machines
28		. Die members
29		. . Selective
30		. . Piercing
31		. . Hot
31.1		. Seal presses
32		. Processes
33		TRANSFERRING PREPARATORY DESIGNS
34		. Processes
35		SPECIAL ARTICLE MACHINES
36		. Rotary
37		. . Feeding or delivering
38.1		. Rotating object
39		. . Traveling
40		. . . Feeding or delivering
40.1		. . Feeding or delivering
41		. Bed and platen
42		. . Selective
43		. . . Feeding or delivering
44		. . Feeding or delivering
45		SELECTIVE OR PROGRESSIVE
46		. Typewriter feature
47		. Addressing machines
48		. . Stencil
49		. . . Rotary machines with roller inker and fountain
50		. . . Stencil web
51		. . . Traveling roller inker with fountain
52		. . Rotary
53		. . . Feeding or delivering
54		. . . . Plate chain feed
55		. . Bed-and-cylinder
56		. . . Traveling cylinder
57		. . Bed and platen
58		. . . Article grouper
59		. . . Drum series
60		. . . Interconnected plates
61		. . . . Oscillating machines
62		. . . Rotary plate carrier
63		. . . Shifting chase
64		. . . . Oscillating machine
65		. . . Oscillating
66		. Ticket machines
67		. . Duplicating
68		. . . Bed and platen
69		. . Bed and platen
70		. . . Numbering attachment
71		. Mail-box machines
72		. Numbering
73		. . Measuring machines
74		. . . Rotary
75		. . . . Drum series
76		. . Rotary machines
77		. . . Planetary drum series
78		. . Bed-and-platen machines
79		. . . Drum series
80		. . . . Oscillating machines
81		. . . . . Roller and plate inker
82		. . . . Roller and plate inker
83		. . Drum series and pad inkers
84		. . Printing members
85		. . . Drum series
86		. . . . Planetary
87		. . . . . Adjustable
88		. . . . Contact actuated
89		. . . . . Yielding drums
90		. Duplicating machines
91		. Rotary machines
92		. . Web
93		. Bed and platen machines
93.01		. . Methods
93.02		. . With means to prevent double impressions (rebound preventers)
93.03		. . With means to vary intensity of print impression
93.04		. . Segmented print character printers (e.g., dots, etc.)
93.05		. . . Wire
93.06		. . With justifying
93.07		. . Printing and perforating or severing
93.08		. . Simultaneous plural line printing
93.09		. . Hammer individually strikes print characters in adjacent print columns (e.g., sharing)
93.1		. . Fluid actuated or controlled print means
93.11		. . Plural separate print mechanisms
93.12		. . . Unlike
93.13		. . With movable endless print carrying belt
93.14		. . . Moving along print line
93.15		. . Print or hammer unit moves along print line
93.16		. . . Hammer unit moves along print line
93.17		. . . Rotatable print unit
93.18		. . With printing type carried on rotatable member
93.19		. . . Single disk
93.2		. . . With diverse type print character carrier
93.21		. . . Rotating axis parallel to print line
93.22		. . . . Slows to print
93.23		. . . . Having skewed or helically spaced print characters
93.24		. . . . Rotatable member movable to platen
93.25		. . . . . Arcuately moving
93.26		. . . . With relatively movable print type
93.27		. . . . With plural record printing
93.28		. . . . Hammer member movable to print member
93.29		. . . . . Including electromagnetically actuated means
93.3		. . . . . . Rotary member moves hammer to engage print characters
93.31		. . . . . . . With intermediate force transmitting member
93.32		. . . . . . With intermediate force transmitting member
93.33		. . . . . . . With spring
93.34		. . . . . . With spring
93.35		. . . . . With mechanically actuated platen or hammer
93.36		. . . . . . Arcuately moving
93.37		. . With printing type carried on reciprocating member
93.38		. . . Member having plural print type sets
93.39		. . . . With separate printing at each set
93.4		. . . . . Plural sets on same member face
93.41		. . . Platen member movable to type carrier
93.42		. . . . Electromagnetically actuated
93.43		. . . Type moved to platen electromagnetically
93.44		. . . Type member moves in arcuate path
93.45		. . . Having relatively movable type
93.46		. . . . Member position controlled electromagnetically
93.47		. . With print character carrying member movable to platen
93.48		. . Print hammer assembly per se
94		. . Oscillating
95		. . . Drum series
96		. . . . Ribbon inker
97		. . . . Pad inker
98		. . . Pad inker
99		. . Drum series
100		. . . Ribbon inker
101		. . . Pad inker
102		. . Ribbon inker
103		. Printing members and inkers
104		. . Tumbler bed and pad inker
105		. . . Endless type band
106		. . Drum series
107		. . . Ribbon inker
108		. . . Pad inker
109		. Printing members
110		. . Drum series
111		. . Endless band
112		. . Stencil plate
113		DUPLICATING MACHINES
114		STENCILING
115		. Multicolor
116		. Rotary machines
117		. . Cutting and feeding or delivering
118		. . Feeding or delivering
119		. . Internal inker
120		. . . Contact member
121		. Stencil-web machines
122		. . Endless band
123		. Traveling-inker machines
124		. Stationary-inker machines
125		. Stencil and pad inker
126		. Stencil and work support
127		. Stencils
127.1		. . Mounts, holders and extensions
128		. . . Settable units
128.1		. . . Attaching
128.21		. . Laminated and/or plural sheets and/or coated base and manufacture
128.4		. . Manufacture
129		. Processes
130		PLANOGRAPHIC
131		. Copying apparatus
131.5		. . Sheet flexing
132		. . Rotary
132.5		. . . With dampener
133		. . Bed-and-cylinder
134		. . . Multicolor ink block
134.5		. . Bed and platen
135		. Multicolor
136		. . Rotary machines
137		. . . Transfer with interrupter
138		. . . Web
139		. . . . Interrupter
140		. . . Interrupter
141		. Rotary machines
142		. . Transfer
143		. . . Web with interrupter
144		. . . Interrupter
145		. . Interrupter
146		. Bed-and-cylinder machines
147		. Dampeners
148		. . Roller fountain
450.1		. Processes of lithographic printing
451		. . With application of ink repellent or ink receptive liquid
452		. . . Non-aqueous
453		. Lithographic printing plates
454		. . Including metal support having printing or non-printing surface
455		. . . Surface contains silica or glass
456		. . . Surface contains light reacted material
457		. . . Surface contains resin
458		. . . Surface contains metal
459		. . . . Aluminum, copper or zinc
460		. . Including paper or cellulosic support having printing or non-printing surface
461		. . . Surface contains protein or derivative
462		. . . Surface contains resin
463.1		. Lithographic plate making, and processes of making or using copy elements, and elements per se
464		. . Films to film inhibition
465		. . Making plate surface portions ink repellent or ink receptive
466		. . . Ink receptive
467		. . . . By use of radiant energy or heat
468		. . Copying
469		. . . Including color formation or enhancement
470		. . . Utilizing radiant energy or heat
471		. . . . Light
472		. . . Utilizing solvent
473		. . . Elements per se
150		INTAGLIO
151		. Multicolor
152		. . Rotary machines
153		. Rotary
154		. . Transfer with scraper wiper
155		. . Wiper
156		. . . Web
157		. . . Scraper
158		. Bed-and-cylinder machines
159		. . Circulating bed
160		. . . Roller inker with web wiper
161		. . Roller inker with wiper
162		. . . Web wiper
163		. Bed and platen
164		. . Reciprocating bed with roller inker and web wiper
165		. . Roller inker with web wiper
166		. . Web wiper
167		. Wipers
168		. . Web
169		. . Scraper
170		. Processes
171		MULTICOLOR
172		. Yarn
173		. Rotary and bed-and-cylinder machines
174		. Rotary machines
175		. . Single impression
176		. . . Web
177		. . Transfer
178		. . Web
179		. . . Perfecting
180		. . . . Multiple couple
181		. . . Multiple couple
182		. . . Interrupter
183		. . Multiple couple
184		. . . Interrupter
185		. . Interrupter
186		. Bed-and-cylinder machines
187		. . Single impression
188		. . Lateral shift
189		. . Multiple cylinder
190		. . . Perfecting
191		. . . Throw-off
192		. . . . Interrupter
193		. Bed-and-platen machines
194		. . Single impression
195		. . . Oscillating machines with roller and plate inker
196		. . Web
197		. . . Oscillating bed
198		. . . Reciprocating bed
199		. . . . Roller inker
200		. . Oscillating
201		. Rising-and-falling type
202		. Inkers
203.1		. . Roller and plate
204		. . . Fountain
204.1		. . . Multi-disc plate
205		. . Roller
206		. . . Rotary machine
207		. . . . Fountain
208		. . . Fountain
209		. . . Interrupter
210		. . Fountains
211		. Processes
212		ROLLING CONTACT MACHINES
213		. Rotary printer and web roll with roller inker
214		. Rotary and bed-and-cylinder
215		. . Transfer
216		. Rotary
217		. . Transfer
218		. . . Interrupter
219		. . Web
220		. . . Perfecting
221		. . . . Multiple impression
222		. . . . . Reversing
223		. . . . Reversing
224		. . . . Cutting and feeding or delivering
225		. . . . Feeding or delivering
226		. . . Cutting
227		. . . . Feeding or delivering
228		. . . Feeding or delivering
229		. . Perfecting
230		. . . Reversing
231		. . . Feeding or delivering
232		. . Feeding or delivering
233		. . . Article-controlled machines
234		. . . . Tripped printing member
235		. . . . . Single revolution
236		. . . . . . Stacking
237		. . . . . Stacking
238		. . . . Stacking
239		. . . . . Article-timing stop
240		. . . Stacking
241		. . . . Article-timing stop
242		. . . Article-timing stop
243		. . . Ribbon inker
244		. . Ribbon inker
245		. . Single revolution
246		. . Gripper cylinder
247		. . Interrupter
248		. . Cylinder-registering mechanisms
249		. . Staggered blanket
250		. Bed-and-cylinder
251		. . Transfer
252		. . . Traveling cylinder
253		. . Web
254		. . . Perfecting
255		. . . . Circulating bed
256		. . . . Traveling cylinder
257		. . . . . Reversing
258		. . . . Oscillating cylinder
259		. . . Circulating bed
260		. . . Traveling cylinder
261		. . . Oscillating cylinder
262		. . Perfecting
263		. . . Circulating bed
264		. . . Traveling cylinder
265		. . . Stop cylinder
266		. . . Oscillating cylinder with feeding or delivering
267		. . . Feeding or delivering by additional revolution
268		. . Circulating bed
269		. . Traveling cylinder
270		. . . Circulating
271		. . . . Feeding or delivering with ribbon inker
272		. . . Feeding or delivering
273		. . . . Ribbon inker
274		. . . Ribbon inker
275		. . Stop cylinder
276		. . . Feeding or delivering
277		. . Oscillating cylinder
278		. . . Feeding or delivering
279		. . Feeding or delivering
280		. . . Additional revolution
281		. . Ribbon inker
282		. . Bed-and-cylinder movements only
283		. . . Throw-off
284		. . . . Interrupter
285		. . . Interrupter
286		. . . Cylinder-registering mechanisms
287		BED-AND-PLATEN MACHINES
288		. Web
289		. . Perfecting
290		. . . Reciprocating bed with roller inker
291		. . Oscillating bed
292		. . Reciprocating bed
293		. . . Roller and plate inker
294		. . . . Circulating roller
295		. . . Roller inker
296		. Perfecting
297		. Oscillating
298		. . Oscillating bed
299		. . . Interrupter
300		. . . . Roller and plate inker
301		. . . Inker
302		. . . . Roller and plate
303		. . . . . Traveling plate
304		. . . . . Circulating roller
305		. . . . Roller
306		. . Interrupter
307		. . . Roller plate inker
308		. . . . Circulating roller
309		. . . Roller inker
310		. . Inker
311		. . . Roller and plate
312		. . . . Traveling plate
313		. . . . Circulating roller
314		. . . Roller
315		. . . . Fountain
316		. Reciprocating bed
317		. . Interrupter
318		. . Inker
319		. . . Roller and plate
320		. . . Roller
321		. . . . Fountain
322		. Interrupter
323		. . Roller inker
324		. Inker
325		. . Roller and plate
326		. . Roller with fountain
327		PRINTING MEMBERS AND INKERS
328		. Rolling-contact printing member
329		. . Roller inker
330		. . . Fountain
331		. . . . Roller fountain
332		. Ribbon inker
333		. Pad inker
334		. . Tumbler bed
335		INKERS
336		. Ribbon
337		. Roller and plate
338		. . Bed-and-platen machines
339		. . . Traveling plate
340		. . . Fountain
341		. . . . Interrupter
342		. . . Interrupter
343		. . Traveling plate
344		. . . Fountain
345		. . . . Interrupter
346		. . . Interrupter
347		. . Fountain
348		. Roller
349.1		. . Rotary machine
350.1		. . . Having fountain to supply ink to roller
350.2		. . . . Selective feed path of ink to roller
350.3		. . . . Vibrating
350.4		. . . . Variable speed roller in train of rollers supplying ink to ink roller
350.5		. . . . Having excess ink return; i.e., recovery
350.6		. . . . Having plural doctor means
351.1		. . . . Having interrupter in ink supply
351.2		. . . . . Spring biased
351.3		. . . . . Pivoted
351.4		. . . . . Hydraulically moved
351.5		. . . Hydrophobic roller
351.6		. . . Segmented roller
351.7		. . . Covered
351.8		. . . Having means to spray ink on roller
352.01		. . . Having interrupter
352.02		. . . . Biased
352.03		. . . . . Spring
352.04		. . . . Pivoted
352.05		. . . . Hydraulically moved
352.06		. . . Vibrating
352.07		. . . Biased
352.08		. . . . Spring
352.09		. . . Pivoted
352.1		. . . Specific shape
352.11		. . . Specific surface
352.12		. . . . Pile or nap
352.13		. . . . Plurality of projections or indentations
353		. . Bed-and-cylinder machine
354		. . . Traveling roller
355		. . . . Fountain
356		. . . Fountain
357		. . . . Interrupter
358		. . . Interrupter
359		. . Bed-and-platen machine
360		. . . Fountain
361		. . . . Interrupter
362		. . . Interrupter
363		. . Fountain
364		. Fountains
365		. . Multiple-point control
366		. . Force discharge
367		. . Roller-fountain
368		PRINTING MEMBERS
369		. Addressing plates
370		. . Type groove
371		. Mail-cancelling stamps
372		. Special-designs forms
373		. . Arrangeable face
374		. Late insertion
375		. Rolling contact
376		. . Yielding surface
377		. . Type groove
378		. . Plate securing means
379		. Yielding surface
380		. . Type groove
381		. Type groove
382.1		. Plate mountings
383		. . Securing means
384		. . . Modified plate
385		. . . Detachable hooks
386		. . . . Groove
387		. . . . . Diagonal
388		. . . . . . Shifting means
389		. . . . Block
389.1		. . Magnetic or vacuum means to hold printing plates
390		. Chase-securing means
391		. Chases
392		. . Variable-size frame
393		. . Adjustable bars
394		. . Locking means
395		. Plates
396		. Line bars
397		. . Special-design face
398		. Types
399		. . Special-design face
400		. Rules and borders
401		. Surfaces
401.1		. Blanks and processes
401.2		. . Types or matrices
401.3		. . . Making ready
401.4		. . Type bars
401.5		. Type or matrix forming machines
401.6		. . Type bar
402		. Fillers
403		. . Line spacers
404		. . Binding
405		. Stamp handles
406		. . Flexible connection
407.1		WORK SUPPORTING MEMBERS
408		. Grippers
409		. . Cylinders
410		. . . Shiftable
411		. . . Gripper-attached tumble
412		. . . No operating mechanism
413		. Tympan gauges
414		. . Automatic movement
415		. . Surface secured
474		. Work held on flat surface
475		. Work in rolling contact with printing plate
415.1		FLEXIBLE-SHEET-SECURING DEVICES
416.1		ANTISMUT DEVICE
417		. Web
418		. . Cylinder-carried reels
419		. Sheet
420		. Contact preventers
421		. . Friskets
422		. Ink repellent
423		. Cleaners
424		. . With cleaning composition
424.1		. Drying with fluid (air) or by heating
424.2		. Anti-offset material application
425		CLEANING ATTACHMENTS
476		PRINTING ON STACKED ARTICLES
477		PRINT PLATE FEEDING OR DELIVERING
478		ERASABLE PLATE
479		ASSEMBLY OR DISASSEMBLY FEATURES
480		PRESS PART OR ATTACHMENT
481		LAYOUT OR REGISTRATION
482		TAB
483		PROCESSES
484		. Condition responsive
485		. Position or alignment
486		. . Of print means
487		. With heating or cooling
488		. . Of print medium
489		. Electric or magnetic transfer
490		. Plural impressions on single article
491		. Specific ink
492		. Transfer or offset
493		. Resilient surface
494		MISCELLANEOUS
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		FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS
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		Any foreign patents or non-patent literature from subclasses that have been reclassified have been transferred directly to FOR Collection listed below. These collections contain ONLY foreign patents or nonpatent literature. The parenthetical references in the Collection titles refer to the abolished subclasses from which these Collections were derived.
		INKERS (101/335)
FOR 100		. . Rotary machine (101/349)
FOR 101		. . Fountain (101/350)
FOR 102		. . . Interrupter (101/351)
FOR 103		. . . Interrupter (101/352)
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		DIGESTS
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DIG 29		Printing involving a color-forming phenomenon
DIG 30		Special article printing with article controlled operation
DIG 31		Devices for applying metal leaf employing hot dies
DIG 32		Means to vary the time of contact of one or more rollers in an ink train
DIG 33		Ink transfer employing one or more belts
DIG 34		Means to agitate ink in a reservoir
DIG 35		Rollers and track therefore in printing presses
DIG 36		Means for registering or alignment of print plates on print press structure
DIG 37		Printing employing electrostatic force
DIG 38		Means for axially reciprocating inking rollers
DIG 39		Printing on cylinder of revolution
DIG 40		Means to print on golf balls
DIG 41		Means for braking press cylinders
DIG 42		Means for tensioning webs
DIG 43		Machines printing by both intaglio and another type of printing means
DIG 44		Coin controlled printing machines
DIG 45		Sensor for ink or dampening fluid thickness or density
DIG 46		Printing operation controlled by code indicia on printing plate or substate
DIG 47		Automatic or remote control of metering blade position
DIG 48		Endless printing belt for other than selective or progressive printing
DIG 49		Convertible printing press (e.g., lithographic to letter press)

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Last Modified: 6 October 2000

Manual of U.S. Patent Classification as of June 30, 2000

Class 101 PRINTING

Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
101
PRINTING