US Patent Issued to Esko-Graphics Imaging on May 20 for "UV LED radiation sources for use in photopolymer exposure" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,190, issued on May 20, was assigned to Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH (Itzehoe, Germany).

"UV LED radiation sources for use in photopolymer exposure" was invented by Klaus Walter Arlt (Itzehoe, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A source of actinic radiation for curing printing plates. The source includes a base with a heat sink and has a length greater than its width. One or more circuit boards mounted on the base provide a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) distributed over the length of the base. A transparent or translucent cover together with the base defines an enclosure for the plurality of LEDs. The source provides the...