B41C 1/1008
By removal or destruction of lithographic material on the lithographic support
Official title: {by removal or destruction of lithographic material on the lithographic support, e.g. by laser or spark ablation; by the use of materials rendered soluble or insoluble by heat exposure, e.g. by heat produced from a light to heat transforming system; by on-the-press exposure or on-the-press development, e.g. by the fountain of photolithographic materials}
B41C1/1008 (By removal or destruction of lithographic material on the lithographic support) appears on 1,400 US grants and 1,481 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41C- Granted patents
- 1,400
- Published applications
- 1,481
- Assignees
- 171
- Inventors
- 1,253
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 68 | 32 |
| 2002 | 94 | 108 |
| 2003 | 93 | 144 |
| 2004 | 88 | 128 |
| 2005 | 91 | 139 |
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| 2007 | 95 | 77 |
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| 2019 | 17 | 32 |
| 2020 | 22 | 31 |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 14 | 40 |
| 2023 | 26 | 30 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 |
| 2026 | 3 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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
- 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
- Mask for low contrast printed highlights16 Dec 2025US 12,496,846 B2Miraclon Corporation
- Lithographic printing plate precursor2 Dec 2025US 12,487,526 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
- 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.
- On-press development type lithographic printing plate precursor and method of preparing printing plate9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194812 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Lithographic printing plate precursor and method of preparing lithographic printing plate11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158809 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
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
- Printing method146US 4,718,340 AMilliken Research Corporation · 1988
- Method for laser-discharge imaging a printing plate135US 5,351,617 APresstek, Inc. · 1994
- Radiation-sensitive composition containing a resole resin and a novolac resin and use thereof in lithographic printing plates129US 5,340,699 AEastman Kodak Company · 1994