B41C 1/18
Curved printing formes or printing cylinders
Official title: Curved printing formes or printing cylinders {(B41C1/10, B41C1/14 take precedence)}
B41C1/18 (Curved printing formes or printing cylinders) appears on 156 US grants and 157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41C- Granted patents
- 156
- Published applications
- 157
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 320
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 15 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for producing flexographic printing forms30 Jun 2026US 12,668,021 B2Neuefeind GmbH
- Thermal development apparatus of flexographic plates9 Jun 2026US 12,649,330 B2Vianord Engineering Sasu
- Thermal processor and method for using the same5 May 2026US 12,619,153 B2MacDermid Graphics Solutions, LLC
- Plate-making method, plate-making system and can body3 Sep 2024US 12,076,975 B2Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Plate-making method, plate-making system and can body23 Jan 2024US 11,878,504 B2Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Assistance device, information processing method, and program24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288103 A1Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
- System and method for tracking production workflow information of digital photopolymer printing plates9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194827 A1Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Printing intaglio plate and production method thereof, and printing method2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091612 A1Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
- Washout processor and method for manufacturing flexographic printing plate precursor8 Jan 2026US 2026/0010076 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Film for flexographic printing plate production, stack, and method for producing flexographic printing plate11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375963 A1Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Embossing apparatus having magnetic roller and flexible embossing plates therefor60US 4,116,594 AMagna-Graphics Corporation · 1978
- Flexographic printing roll having fluid pressure grooving for dismounting48US 4,030,415 AM. A. Buckley (Engraving) Limited · 1977
- Printing sleeves48US 4,144,812 AStrachan & Henshaw Limited · 1979
- Method of and apparatus for producing embossing tools45US 4,294,650 AFirma Standex International GmbH · 1981
- Flexographic printing roll and means for assembling same44US 4,089,265 AM. A. Buckley (Engraving) Limited · 1978