John L Rogaliner

US Patent:

61551694, Dec 5, 2000

Filed:

Feb 12, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/249708

Inventors:

Thomas J. Kacmarcik - North Ridgeville OH
John L. Rogaliner - South Euclid OH
Louis E. Mixon - Amherst OH

Assignee:

Arrow International, Inc. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

B41M 114
B41F 516
B41F 518
B41F 110
B41F 1302

US Classification:

101211

Abstract:

A method of printing on a web of paper includes the steps of providing the web, adjusting a tension on the web and sequentially printing each of a plurality of different indicia on defined sequential longitudinally spaced printing fields of the web. Information is then printed in each of the defined printing fields on the web. Preferably, the method is used for printing bingo game booklets in which each sheet of the booklet is identified by a different color or border than is each other sheet in the booklet. The apparatus includes a roll stand from which the web is fed and an indicia printing unit. The indicia printing unit includes a plurality of indicium rolls supported by and spaced around a frame and an endless printing belt supported by the rolls, the printing belt having a plurality of sequentially longitudinally spaced print areas. The endless printing belt is looped around a register cylinder and an impression cylinder is provided around which a paper web is looped as the web is brought into contact with the endless printing belt to print a sequence of different printing fields, each designated by a different indicium from each adjacent printing field on the paper web. A first control system automatically regulates which portions of the belt contact which of the indicium rolls and in what sequence.

US Patent:

58904328, Apr 6, 1999

Filed:

Aug 27, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/921937

Inventors:

John L. Rogaliner - South Euclid OH
Thomas J. Kacmarcik - North Ridgeville OH

Assignee:

Arrow International, Inc. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

B41F 1354
A63F 306

US Classification:

101483

Abstract:

A method of manufacturing bingo paper includes the steps of storing a plurality of preformulated bingo faces in the memory of a computer. The computer is connected to a variable data print unit. The computer is programmed to print a first series of bingo faces. The computer is also programmed to print a second series of bingo faces wherein the first series of bingo faces is different from the second series of bingo faces. The first and second series of bingo faces can be of different sizes or can have different bingo faces in them. Alternatively, the second series of bingo faces can be identical to the first series but printed in a different order. An indicium is also printed on each bingo face of the first and second series of bingo faces. After the indicium is applied, one or more series of the bingo faces will constitute a set of bingo faces. An apparatus for printing the bingo booklets includes a computer having stored in memory a plurality of bingo faces and a variable data print unit coupled to the computer.