B41F 23/04
Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in
Official title: by heat drying, by cooling, by applying powders {(B41F23/005 takes precedence)}
B41F23/04 (Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in) appears on 653 US grants and 591 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 591
- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2021 | 36 | 54 |
| 2022 | 31 | 25 |
| 2023 | 24 | 36 |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 |
| 2025 | 19 | 21 |
| 2026 | 9 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for the production of three-dimensional screen-printed workpieces7 Jul 2026US 12,673,486 B2Exentis Knowledge GmbH
- Steam treatment device comprising a conveyor for print media16 Jun 2026US 12,654,469 B2Canon Production Printing Holding B. V.
- Printing system of security materials and anti-forgery documents with raised printing and process thereof2 Jun 2026US 12,643,320 B2Sam Security Printing Matbaa Anonim Sirketi
- Printing unit comprising an alignment device, non-impact printing position, and curing device19 May 2026US 12,629,933 B2Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
- Apparatus for manufacturing LED reflective sheet28 Apr 2026US 12,611,856 B2Sanheung Ez Inc.
- Fan system for screen printer head24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285028 A1Captain Cool, LLC
- A method and system for printing on bonded film materials having at least a layer of conductive material with a drying of ink using irradiation with electron beams (e-beams)10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264440 A1Omet S.R.L.
- System and method for forming a fabric sheet-like panel having a wetness indicator27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249603 A1
- Printing system, printing method, and mixed powder13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233513 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Device and method for processing a substrate in an evacuated processing space30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217018 A1EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- High efficiency solid-state light source and methods of use and manufacture122US 8,192,053 B2Phoseon Technology, Inc. · 2012
- Tower type multi-color printing press99US 6,178,883 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Kikai · 2001
- Flexographic coating and/or printing method and apparatus including interstation driers82US 4,939,992 ABirow, Inc. · 1990
- Web drying apparatus having means for heating recirculated air79US 4,116,620 ATEC Systems, Inc. · 1978
- Ultraviolet curing lamp device78US 4,563,589 A1986