Color control system for a printing press

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EP 0 922 580 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	29.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/13

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	16.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/24

(21)	Application number: 98309181.0

(22)	Date of filing: 10.11.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B41F 33/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

10.11.1997 US 65037 P

(71)	Applicant: QUAD/TECH, INC.
	Sussex, WI 53089 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Feng, Xin Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045 (US) Sykora, Douglas J. Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 (US) Lachajewski, Steven J. Pewaukee, Wisconsin 53072 (US) Moersfelder, Bradley S. Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 (US)

(74)	Representative: Allman, Peter John et al
	MARKS & CLERK, Sussex House, 83-85 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3LG Manchester M2 3LG (GB)

(54)	Color control system for a printing press

(57) A system and method for controlling the ink feed in a printing press (10) in order to achieve and maintain target values of color. More particularly, the invention relates to a system for controlling the ink control devices (200) using an adaptive controller (204).

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