B41F 27/12
Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports: for attaching flexible
Official title: for attaching flexible printing formes
B41F27/12 (Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports: for attaching flexible) appears on 790 US grants and 362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 790
- Published applications
- 362
- Assignees
- 258
- Inventors
- 992
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 15 |
| 2002 | 45 | 21 |
| 2003 | 35 | 20 |
| 2004 | 20 | 22 |
| 2005 | 22 | 39 |
| 2006 | 17 | 29 |
| 2007 | 18 | 27 |
| 2008 | 20 | 28 |
| 2009 | 16 | 31 |
| 2010 | 18 | 14 |
| 2011 | 15 | 14 |
| 2012 | 20 | 11 |
| 2013 | 11 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 18 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41F 27/1206Feeding to or removing from the forme cylinder268
- B41F 27/1218Comprising printing plate tensioning devices252
- B41F 27/1262Without tensioning means157
- B41F 27/1281Details of the printing plate ends52
- B41F 27/1293Devices for filling up the cylinder gap42
- B41F 27/1212Using pneumatic force38
- B41F 27/1287Devices for bending the printing plates or the printing plate ends16
Recent patents
- Machine for the flat mounting of flexographic printing plates15 Sep 2026US 12,734,796 B2Bieffebi S.p.A.
- 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
- Adhesive primer for flexographic plate mounting tape12 May 2026US 12,624,257 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Apparatus and methods for manipulating plates4 Nov 2025US 12,459,111 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Apparatus and methods for manipulating plates29 Apr 2025US 12,285,858 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Reusable cliché tape for removably attaching a flexographic printing cliché8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307418 A1ORAFOL Europe GmbH
- Method for operating a printing machine for flexographic printing27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360705 A1Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Machine for the flat mounting of flexographic printing plates28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269640 A1Bieffebi S.p.A.
- Arrangements for securing cylinder jackets8 May 2025US 2025/0144930 A1Landa Corporation Ltd.
- A double-sided adhesive flexographic printing plate underlay29 Aug 2024US 2024/0286425 A1Proshim Supplies UK Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lithographic printing plate system54US 4,092,925 A1978
- Method of loading metal printing plates on a vacuum drum51US 5,699,740 ACreo Products Inc. · 1997
- Method and apparatus for automatically feeding a printing plate48US 5,127,328 AKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft · 1992
- Vacuum die mount45US 4,878,407 AThe Ward Machinery Company · 1989
- Flexographic plate mounting tape45US 5,476,712 AAvery Dennison Corporation · 1995