B41F 27/06
Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports: for attaching printing
Official title: for attaching printing elements to forme cylinders
B41F27/06 (Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports: for attaching printing) appears on 37 US grants and 31 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 37
- Published applications
- 31
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 65
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Method of operating a flexographic printing press, flexographic printing press, system and sleeve9 Jan 2024US 11,865,830 B2Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Method and apparatus for attaching a printing plate to a printing cylinder4 Jul 2023US 11,691,411 B2Bobst Bielefeld GmbH
- Device for changing printing plates on a cylinder including pneumatic lines and releasable check valves7 Mar 2023US 11,597,201 B2Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Apparatus and method for mounting a flexible plate20 Sep 2022US 11,446,920 B2Jm Heaford Limited
- Method for operating a printing machine for flexographic printing27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360705 A1Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Apparatus for automatically replacing printing sleeves8 Feb 2024US 2024/0042752 A1Uteco Converting S.P.A.
- Method and apparatus for attaching a printing plate to a printing cylinder19 May 2022US 2022/0153013 A1Bobst Bielefeld GmbH
- Method of operating a flexographic printing press, flexographic printing press, system and sleeve28 Apr 2022US 2022/0126562 A1Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Method of operating a flexographic printing press, flexographic printing press, system, and sleeve for a flexographic printing forme28 Apr 2022US 2022/0126563 A1Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Printing apparatus with quickly changeable printing plate24US 5,188,027 AOffice Meccaniche G. Cerutti S.p.A. · 1993
- Device for fixing a plate on a cylinder17US 4,561,355 A1985
- Device for mounting interchangeable type9US 3,949,672 A1976
- Method and apparatus for drawing flexible printing blocks onto printing rollers in an in register manner9US 4,467,722 Abielomatik Leuze GmbH & Co. · 1984
- Printing coder8US 4,239,002 A1980