B41F 23/00
Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in
Official title: Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing
B41F23/00 (Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in) appears on 1,022 US grants and 872 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 1,022
- Published applications
- 872
- Assignees
- 482
- Inventors
- 1,900
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 6 |
| 2002 | 20 | 21 |
| 2003 | 19 | 25 |
| 2004 | 22 | 26 |
| 2005 | 20 | 19 |
| 2006 | 18 | 22 |
| 2007 | 11 | 31 |
| 2008 | 4 | 31 |
| 2009 | 9 | 36 |
| 2010 | 13 | 31 |
| 2011 | 14 | 34 |
| 2012 | 16 | 24 |
| 2013 | 17 | 25 |
| 2014 | 29 | 27 |
| 2015 | 30 | 45 |
| 2016 | 42 | 51 |
| 2017 | 31 | 42 |
| 2018 | 43 | 49 |
| 2019 | 43 | 57 |
| 2020 | 44 | 44 |
| 2021 | 44 | 62 |
| 2022 | 44 | 38 |
| 2023 | 36 | 44 |
| 2024 | 38 | 30 |
| 2025 | 27 | 32 |
| 2026 | 12 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41F 23/04Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in653
- B41F 23/08Print finishing devices197
- B41F 23/002Cleaning devices for sheets or webs49
- B41F 23/005Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in44
- B41F 23/02Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in44
- B41F 23/007Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in22
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