B41C 1/1083
Mechanical aspects of off-press plate preparation
Official title: {Mechanical aspects of off-press plate preparation (B41C1/1008 - B41C1/1066 take precedence)}
B41C1/1083 (Mechanical aspects of off-press plate preparation) appears on 166 US grants and 191 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41C- Granted patents
- 166
- Published applications
- 191
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 357
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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| 2001 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 | 21 |
| 2003 | 12 | 34 |
| 2004 | 26 | 27 |
| 2005 | 22 | 21 |
| 2006 | 14 | 17 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14 |
| 2008 | 10 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Punching station and method for a relief plate precursor24 Mar 2026US 12,583,142 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Apparatus and methods for manipulating plates4 Nov 2025US 12,459,111 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Apparatus and methods for manipulating plates2 Sep 2025US 12,404,130 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Apparatus and methods for manipulating plates29 Apr 2025US 12,285,858 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Method for fixing and treating a flexible plate on a drum and flexible plate27 Dec 2022US 11,535,028 B2Xeikon Prepress N.V.
- Punching station and method for a relief plate precursor2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091527 A1Xsys Prepress NV
- Method and Apparatus for Processing a Lithographic Printing Plate Precursor19 Jun 2025US 2025/0199411 A1Eco3 BV
- Apparatus and methods for manipulating plates29 Feb 2024US 2024/0067477 A1Xsys Prepress NV
- Apparatus and methods for manipulating plates15 Feb 2024US 2024/0051119 A1Xsys Prepress NV
- Apparatus and methods for manipulating plates4 Jan 2024US 2024/0001667 A1Xsys Prepress NV
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sheet material fixing device55US 6,856,334 B1Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. · 2005
- Lithographic apparatus, alignment apparatus, device manufacturing method, and a method of converting an apparatus52US 7,589,818 B2ASML Netherlands B. V. · 2009
- Method and apparatus for making lithographic printing plates in an automated computer to plate imaging system43US 5,992,324 AAgfa NV · 1999
- Method and apparatus for use in offset printing34US 5,713,288 A1998
- Method and apparatus for the multiple imaging of a continuous web33US 5,967,048 A1999