B41F 23/02
Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in
Official title: by dampening (in rotary lithographic machines B41F7/24 {; B41F23/005 takes precedence})
B41F23/02 (Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in) appears on 44 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 35
- Inventors
- 108
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Moistening device, recording system, and intermediate unit29 Sep 2026US 12,746,744 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Planographic printing plate precursor, method of preparing planographic printing plate, and planographic printing method31 Oct 2023US 11,803,124 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Digital ink application module and methods thereof18 Apr 2023US 11,628,665 B2Xerox Corporation
- Sheet-fed printing machine with a humidification device25 May 2021US 11,014,377 B2Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- System and device for attenuating curl in substrates printed by inkjet printers29 Sep 2020US 10,787,002 B1Xerox Corporation
- Method for calculating the parameters for the pre-inking of a printing unit of an offset printing press with a spot colour15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014792 A1Hubergroup Deutschland GmbH
- Device and Method for After-Treatment of a Printed Recording Medium10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222689 A1Canon Production Printing Holding B. V.
- Moistening device, recording system, and intermediate unit26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206012 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method for rewetting a web made from paper, and plant22 May 2025US 2025/0163650 A1BHS Corrugated Maschinen-und Anlagenbau GmbH
- Coating Device for Moistening a Flat Substrate13 Apr 2023US 2023/0116220 A1Contiweb B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for printing a material web17US 5,642,671 AV. I. B. Apparatebau GmbH · 1997
- Process and apparatus for cleaning the blanket cylinders of a rotary offset printing press16US 5,097,764 ABaldwin-Gegenheimer GmbH · 1992
- Device and method for moistening and/or discharging electrically insulating objects and materials15US 4,219,864 AEltex-Elektronik H. Grunenfelder El. Ing. · 1980
- Web cooling device13US 5,471,847 AHarris Graphics Corporation · 1995
- Sheet moisture replacement system using water jet technology13US 5,850,589 AXerox Corporation · 1998