Apparatus for the mechanical reproduction of printing surfaces for stereotype printing
Official title: APPARATUS FOR THE MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES FOR STEREOTYPE PRINTING; SHAPING ELASTIC OR DEFORMABLE MATERIAL TO FORM PRINTING SURFACES ({engraving by spark erosion B23H;} marking or engraving metal by the action of a high concentration of electric current B23H9/06; type, machines or accessories for making, setting, or distributing type B41B; processes for the manufacture or reproduction of printing surfaces B41C; machines or apparatus for engraving in general, or for embossing B44B3/00, B44B5/00; chemical etching of metal C23F1/00; electrolytic etching C25F3/00; photomechanical reprodcution G03F)
B41D (Apparatus for the mechanical reproduction of printing surfaces for stereotype printing) appears on 71 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41D- Granted patents
- 71
- Published applications
- 40
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 136
- Latest grant
- 30 May 2023
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Main groups
Recent patents
- Edge exclusion apparatus and methods of using the same30 May 2023US 11,664,220 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- System and method for stamp ordering and thermal carving10 Nov 2020US 10,832,301 B2Shachihata Inc.
- Method and stamp for repeatable image correlation micro patterning and resulting specimen produced therefrom30 Jun 2020US 10,696,080 B11900 LLC
- Multi-function heat foil embossing machine28 Apr 2020US 10,632,735 B2
- Flexo printing plate31 Dec 2019US 10,518,524 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Machine for the flat mounting of flexographic printing plates28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269640 A1Bieffebi S.p.A.
- Edge exclusion apparatus and methods of using the same8 Apr 2021US 2021/0104400 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Multi-function heat foil embossing machine21 Feb 2019US 2019/0054733 A1
- Method for manufacturing a rubber product21 Jun 2018US 2018/0169912 A1Remys International Limited
- Stamp unit29 Mar 2018US 2018/0086124 A1Shachihata Inc.
Most cited
- Stamp-making method and apparatus33US 6,181,433 B2King Jim Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Methods for providing custom rubber stamps15US 6,732,649 B12004
- Stamp unit protection element14US 5,996,493 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Stamp-making apparatus, as well as function changeover mechanism, exposure system and stamp-making object material-detecting device therefor14US 6,016,749 ASeiko Epson Corporation and King Jim Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Stamp making apparatus and attachment thereof13US 6,460,456 B1Brother Kogo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2002