B41C 1/02
Engraving
Official title: Engraving; Heads therefor (recording on record carriers, heads therefor G11B)
B41C1/02 (Engraving) appears on 570 US grants and 591 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41C- Granted patents
- 570
- Published applications
- 591
- Assignees
- 238
- Inventors
- 899
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 30 |
| 2003 | 24 | 20 |
| 2004 | 22 | 34 |
| 2005 | 22 | 25 |
| 2006 | 19 | 36 |
| 2007 | 17 | 23 |
| 2008 | 8 | 30 |
| 2009 | 9 | 31 |
| 2010 | 23 | 31 |
| 2011 | 13 | 45 |
| 2012 | 21 | 48 |
| 2013 | 38 | 55 |
| 2014 | 32 | 33 |
| 2015 | 25 | 30 |
| 2016 | 17 | 19 |
| 2017 | 7 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 16 |
| 2019 | 17 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 12 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for treating and transporting a relief printing plate precursor11 Aug 2026US 12,704,786 B2Xeikon Prepress N.V.
- Security element, corresponding engraved intaglio printing plate, and methods and devices for producing, decoding and authenticating security marking of said security element30 Jun 2026US 12,670,348 B2Sicpa Holding SA
- Apparatus and method for treating a relief plate precursor with improved liquid evacuation21 Oct 2025US 12,447,733 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Structure that forms a visual representation and method for making the same21 Oct 2025US 12,447,734 B2SensiTile Systems LLC
- Laser-engravable flexographic printing original plate7 Oct 2025US 12,436,460 B2TOYOBO MC Corporation
- System and method for applying non-printing indicia on digital flexographic printing plates through a non-imaged mask17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273916 A1Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Gravure printing cylinder for printing of large-sized tags30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217045 A1
- Flexographic printing plate precursor and manufacturing method of flexographic printing plate18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169381 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Method for engraving code patterns in a solid piece's tool surface11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158587 A1Boegli-Gravures S.A.
- Method for developing a flexographic plate and apparatus for implementing such method23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110971 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexographic printing element having an IR ablatable layer and process for making a flexographic printing plate200US 5,262,275 AE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 1993
- Faster laser marker employing acousto-optic deflection115US 5,837,962 A1998
- Laser ablatable photosensitive elements utilized to make flexographic printing plates94US 5,719,009 AE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 1998
- Laser engravable single-layer flexographic printing element80US 5,798,202 AE. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company · 1998
- Method and apparatus for forming gravure cells in a gravure cylinder67US 4,504,354 AGravure Research Institute, Inc. · 1985