Granted Patent B1

US 12,403,687 · App. 18/622,246 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Inventor: Denzil R Quick (Peoria, AZ)

Assignee: Spellbinders Paper Arts Company, L.L.C.

B41F5/02B41F33/00B41M1/02

Abstract

Claims (78)

1. A method of letterpress printing, comprising:

providing a letterpress plate system comprising a chase comprising a plurality of magnetic chase registration spring pins, a platen comprising a plurality of magnets, a design plate, an ink, and a paper;

placing a magnetic plate having at least one registration mark into a recess of the chase;

placing a die on top of a magnetic insert that is coupled to the chase;

placing a paper on a side of the platen with the at least one registration mark facing upward;

applying ink to the die;

placing the platen over the chase with the paper facing the die and with the plurality of magnets on the platen compatibly aligned with the magnetic chase registration spring pins;

closing the distance between the platen and the chase to apply the ink to the paper;

separating the platen from the chase; and

removing the paper from the platen.

2. The method of letterpress printing of claim 1 , further comprising using an ink applicator to apply the ink to the design.

3. The method of letterpress printing of claim 1 , further comprising:

placing one or more shims into the recess area of the base of the chase; and

securing the paper to the platen with a temporary adhesive.

4. The method of letterpress printing of claim 1 , further comprising using a roller die-cutting machine to close the distance between the platen and the chase.

5. A method of letterpress printing, comprising:

providing a letterpress plate system comprising a base plate, a silicone sheet, a bottom plate, a top plate comprising a plurality of magnets, an ink, and a paper;

placing the silicone sheet on top of the base plate;

placing the bottom plate on top of the silicone sheet;

placing a die on top of the letterpress silicone sheet;

placing the top plate upside down with the plurality of magnets facing upward;

placing a paper on the top plate;

securing the paper to the top plate;

removing the top plate;

applying ink to the die;

aligning the top plate over and having the paper facing downward with the plurality of magnets of the top plate facing downward toward the base plate;

placing the top plate into place on a plurality of base plate registration spring pins to suspend the magnetic top plate above the die with the paper facing the die;

pressing the top plate down onto the letterpress plate base to apply the ink to the paper;

removing the top plate from the base plate; and

removing the paper from the top plate.

6. A system for letterpress printing comprising;

a letterpress plate system, comprising:

a first letterpress plate; and

a second letterpress plate, wherein the second letterpress plate is removably coupled to the first letterpress plate, wherein at least one of the first and second letterpress plates comprises a magnet;

a letterpress plate alignment feature, wherein the letterpress plate alignment feature is removably coupled to the letterpress plate, and wherein the letterpress plate alignment feature further comprises:

a first letterpress alignment feature removably coupled to the first letterpress plate; and

a second letterpress alignment feature removably coupled to the second letterpress plate; and

a registration mark, removably coupled to the letterpress plate and wherein the registration mark further comprises:

a first letterpress registration mark removably coupled to the first letterpress plate; and

a second letterpress registration mark removably coupled to the second letter press plate.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the magnet of the at least one of the first and second letterpress plates is removable.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first letterpress plate further comprises:

a first letterpress plate base;

a first letterpress plate recess; and

a first letterpress plate insert removably coupled to the first letterpress plate base, and wherein the first letterpress plate insert comprises at least one of a magnetic first letterpress plate insert, a partially magnetic first letterpress plate insert, and a non-magnetic first letterpress plate insert; and wherein the second letterpress plate further comprises a second letterpress plate base.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the letterpress plate further comprises:

a letterpress design plate;

a letterpress bottom plate;

a letterpress insert further comprising a silicone sheet;

a first letterpress plate base;

a second letterpress plate base further comprising a letterpress magnetic top plate;

and a letterpress plate alignment feature, wherein the letterpress plate alignment feature comprises at least one of an adhesive, a temporary adhesive, a silicone sticky strip, a removable tape, a compressible material, a registration spring, a connector, a magnet, a housing, a post, and a shim.

10. The system of claim 6 , further comprising at least one of a handle, a recess, a finger recess, a spacer, and a shim.

11. The system of claim 6 , further comprising at least one of an ink applicator, an adhesive, and a press.

12. The system of claim 6 , wherein the letterpress plate alignment feature comprises at least one of a magnetic letterpress plate alignment feature, a post letterpress plate alignment feature, a registration spring pin letterpress plate alignment feature, and a letterpress plate alignment feature sized to be compatible with a letterpress plate alignment feature.

13. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a letterpress design plate comprising at least one of a letterpress design plate, a die, a hand press, a stamp, a magnetic design plate, a non-magnetic design plate, a plastic design plate, a wood design plate, and a metal design plate, a coated design plate, and a raised design, wherein the raised design comprises at least one of a raised design plate, a raised design die, a raised design stamp, a raised design character, a raised design letter, a raised design symbol, and a raised design icon.

14. The system of claim 6 , further comprising an ink.

15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a paper.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the ink applicator comprises at least one of a pad, a roller, a brush, and a sponge.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive comprises at least one of a temporary adhesive, a temporary tape, a partially removable adhesive, a partially removable tape, a removable adhesive, a removable tape, a painter's tape, a sticky strip, a silicone sticky strip, a permanent adhesive, and a permanent tape.

18. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a press comprising a slider machine or a manual hand press.

19. The system of claim 6 , wherein the registration mark at least partially comprises a grid.

20. The system of claim 6 , wherein the letterpress plate further comprises:

a chase, the chase comprising:

a chase base comprising:

a chase spring pin;

a chase post;

a chase magnet;

a chase recess for a magnetic plate;

a chase handle;

a chase magnetic sheet; and

a platen, wherein the platen is removably coupled to the chase and further comprises

a platen base comprising:

a platen alignment feature; and

a platen alignment grommet, and

wherein the registration mark further comprises:

a chase registration mark; and

a platen registration mark.

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