US Patent Issued to ASAHI KASEI, ESKO GRAPHICS IMAGING GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER on March 18 for "Plate making system and plate making method" (Japanese, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,951, issued on March 18, was assigned to ASAHI KASEI K.K. (Tokyo) and ESKO GRAPHICS IMAGING GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG (Itzehoe, Germany).

"Plate making system and plate making method" was invented by Yuki Yamamoto (Tokyo), Hideo Saito (Tokyo), Thomas Pascal (Itzehoe, Germany) and Klein Thomas (Itzehoe, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plate making system comprises a writing device, an exposure device, a developing device, a plate cutting device, a first transfer device, a second transfer device and a third transfer device in an integrated manner. The plate making system also comprises a control device that contro...