B41F 13/00
Common details of rotary presses or machines
B41F13/00 (Common details of rotary presses or machines) appears on 2,721 US grants and 1,719 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 2,721
- Published applications
- 1,719
- Assignees
- 806
- Inventors
- 3,663
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 34 | 0 |
| 1977 | 32 | 0 |
| 1978 | 32 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 41 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 34 | 0 |
| 1983 | 36 | 0 |
| 1984 | 45 | 0 |
| 1985 | 50 | 0 |
| 1986 | 49 | 0 |
| 1987 | 44 | 0 |
| 1988 | 59 | 0 |
| 1989 | 72 | 0 |
| 1990 | 59 | 0 |
| 1991 | 75 | 0 |
| 1992 | 63 | 0 |
| 1993 | 74 | 0 |
| 1994 | 61 | 0 |
| 1995 | 77 | 0 |
| 1996 | 65 | 0 |
| 1997 | 59 | 0 |
| 1998 | 90 | 0 |
| 1999 | 67 | 0 |
| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 78 | 40 |
| 2002 | 70 | 89 |
| 2003 | 97 | 68 |
| 2004 | 98 | 88 |
| 2005 | 65 | 107 |
| 2006 | 72 | 109 |
| 2007 | 41 | 107 |
| 2008 | 50 | 106 |
| 2009 | 55 | 100 |
| 2010 | 45 | 91 |
| 2011 | 61 | 87 |
| 2012 | 36 | 62 |
| 2013 | 62 | 55 |
| 2014 | 54 | 77 |
| 2015 | 81 | 86 |
| 2016 | 64 | 62 |
| 2017 | 42 | 30 |
| 2018 | 43 | 60 |
| 2019 | 34 | 50 |
| 2020 | 48 | 35 |
| 2021 | 36 | 45 |
| 2022 | 39 | 47 |
| 2023 | 38 | 39 |
| 2024 | 36 | 38 |
| 2025 | 36 | 25 |
| 2026 | 15 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41F 13/08Cylinders1,337
- B41F 13/02Conveying or guiding webs through presses or machines505
- B41F 13/54Auxiliary folding, cutting, collecting or depositing of sheets or webs489
- B41F 13/004Electric or hydraulic features of drives200
- B41F 13/008Mechanical features of drives165
- B41F 13/0024Frames115
- B41F 13/0008Driving devices95
- B41F 13/44Arrangements to accommodate interchangeable cylinders of different sizes to enable machine to68
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for eliminating effect of bearing play in printing press cylinders445US 4,149,461 ARoland Offsetmaschinenfabrik Faber & Schleicher AG · 1979
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