B41C 1/10
Forme preparation: for lithographic printing
Official title: for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme {(chemical or electrical pretreatment B41N3/03)}(neutralising or similar differentiation treatments of lithographic printing formes B41N3/08)
B41C1/10 (Forme preparation: for lithographic printing) appears on 2,182 US grants and 2,098 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41C- Granted patents
- 2,182
- Published applications
- 2,098
- Assignees
- 310
- Inventors
- 2,193
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 85 | 0 |
| 2000 | 137 | 0 |
| 2001 | 112 | 57 |
| 2002 | 161 | 192 |
| 2003 | 156 | 213 |
| 2004 | 159 | 199 |
| 2005 | 138 | 188 |
| 2006 | 130 | 143 |
| 2007 | 113 | 132 |
| 2008 | 74 | 139 |
| 2009 | 36 | 124 |
| 2010 | 66 | 80 |
| 2011 | 60 | 74 |
| 2012 | 87 | 67 |
| 2013 | 38 | 66 |
| 2014 | 60 | 49 |
| 2015 | 56 | 29 |
| 2016 | 25 | 31 |
| 2017 | 26 | 37 |
| 2018 | 20 | 39 |
| 2019 | 23 | 39 |
| 2020 | 31 | 39 |
| 2021 | 16 | 31 |
| 2022 | 19 | 47 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 |
| 2024 | 15 | 24 |
| 2025 | 16 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41C 1/1008By removal or destruction of lithographic material on the lithographic support1,400
- B41C 1/1041By modification of the lithographic properties without removal or addition of material250
- B41C 1/1066By spraying with powders, by using a nozzle216
- B41C 1/1083Mechanical aspects of off-press plate preparation166
- B41C 1/1075Mechanical aspects of on-press plate preparation130
- B41C 1/1091By physical transfer from a donor sheet having an uniform coating of67
- B41C 1/105By electrocoagulation, by electro-adhesion or by electro-releasing of material66
- B41C 1/1058By providing a magnetic pattern, a ferroelectric pattern or a semiconductive pattern39
Recent patents
- On-press development type lithographic printing plate precursor, method of preparing lithographic printing plate, and lithographic printing method25 Aug 2026US 12,717,237 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Punching station and method for a relief plate precursor24 Mar 2026US 12,583,142 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Ink composition, ink jet recording method, method for producing planographic printing plate and planographic printing plate10 Feb 2026US RE50,790 E1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Iodonium salt initiator and processing-free thermally sensitive plate precursor containing thereof, and processing-free thermally sensitive plate and use thereof27 Jan 2026US 12,533,901 B2Lucky Huaguang Graphics Co., Ltd.
- Lithographic printing plate precursor6 Jan 2026US 12,517,430 B2Eco3 BV
- On-press development type lithographic printing plate precursor, method of preparing lithographic printing plate, and lithographic printing method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264389 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Process and system for minimizing plate deformation in the solvent-minimized manufacture of a printing plate13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233508 A1Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Method for Making a Printing Plate13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233509 A1Eco3 BV
- On-press development type planographic printing plate precursor, method of manufacturing planographic printing plate, and printing method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217015 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Directly imageable waterless planographic printing plate precursor and method for producing waterless planographic printing plate therefrom30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217044 A1Toray Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of controlled laser imaging of zirconia alloy ceramic lithographic member to provide localized melting in exposed areas1,100US 5,839,369 AEastman Kodak Company · 1998
- Lithographic printing plates for use with laser-discharge imaging apparatus175US 5,339,737 APresstek, Inc. · 1994
- Device for generating a plasma discharge for patterning the surface of a substrate152US 8,702,902 B2Vision Dynamics Holding B.V. · 2014
- Printing method146US 4,718,340 AMilliken Research Corporation · 1988
- Method for laser-discharge imaging a printing plate135US 5,351,617 APresstek, Inc. · 1994