B41F 13/10
Forme cylinders
B41F13/10 (Forme cylinders) appears on 487 US grants and 348 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 487
- Published applications
- 348
- Assignees
- 240
- Inventors
- 839
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 7 |
| 2002 | 15 | 12 |
| 2003 | 18 | 10 |
| 2004 | 13 | 16 |
| 2005 | 11 | 19 |
| 2006 | 9 | 14 |
| 2007 | 10 | 21 |
| 2008 | 7 | 19 |
| 2009 | 8 | 16 |
| 2010 | 7 | 14 |
| 2011 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 15 |
| 2013 | 8 | 13 |
| 2014 | 12 | 18 |
| 2015 | 22 | 23 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 |
| 2017 | 13 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8 |
| 2024 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Image registration in a can decorator21 Jul 2026US 12,686,203 B2Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
- Method of operating a flexographic printing press, flexographic printing press, system, and sleeve for a flexographic printing forme16 Jun 2026US 12,654,434 B2Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Can decorator having plate cylinder locking mechanism16 Jun 2026US 12,654,436 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Apparatus for manufacturing LED reflective sheet28 Apr 2026US 12,611,856 B2Sanheung Ez Inc.
- Method and system for characterizing a printing plate on a press10 Mar 2026US 12,570,085 B2Advanced Vision Technology (A. V. T.) Ltd.
- Printing unit and method to change printing rollers in a printing unit13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233510 A1Bobst Firenze S.R.L.
- Gravure printing cylinder for printing of large-sized tags30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217045 A1
- Cylinder roll air routing for decorator plate5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061740 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Can decorator inspection and control system and adjustment assemblies18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381772 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Method for operating a printing machine for flexographic printing27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360705 A1Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Printing and die-cutting apparatus77US 4,236,955 A1980
- System for reducing setting-up time in printing machines having register adjustment devices55US 4,484,522 AMAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG · 1984
- Flexographic printing roll having fluid pressure grooving for dismounting48US 4,030,415 AM. A. Buckley (Engraving) Limited · 1977
- Closable bag and method and arrangement for aseptic filling thereof48US 4,731,978 AAlfa-Laval Food & Dairy Engineering AB · 1988
- Integrated and computer controlled printing press, inspection rewinder and die cutter system48US 6,112,658 AGeorge Schmitt & Company, Inc. · 2000