B41F 31/30
Arrangements for tripping, lifting, adjusting, or removing inking rollers
Official title: Arrangements for tripping, lifting, adjusting, or removing inking rollers; Supports, bearings, or forks therefor
B41F31/30 (Arrangements for tripping, lifting, adjusting, or removing inking rollers) appears on 235 US grants and 139 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 235
- Published applications
- 139
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 364
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus for automatically replacing printing sleeves10 Feb 2026US 12,544,916 B2Uteco Converting S.P.A.
- Method of managing thermal printer and thermal printer for performing the same10 Dec 2024US 12,162,295 B2Bixolon Co., Ltd.
- Method for automatically exchanging a sleeve of a printing tool22 Oct 2024US 12,122,145 B2Bobst Bielefeld GmbH
- Converting machine with height adjustment17 Sep 2024US 12,090,748 B2Bobst Lyon
- Flexographic print station with an automatic system of support and movement of an inking roller for changing the inking roller10 Sep 2024US 12,083,787 B2Edf Europe S.R.L.
- Printing unit and method to change printing rollers in a printing unit13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233510 A1Bobst Firenze S.R.L.
- Device for processing sheets and/or webs30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217016 A1Kolbus Group GmbH
- Printing unit with positioning system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208477 A1Bobst Lyon
- Printing unit and method for adjusting a printing unit22 May 2025US 2025/0162305 A1Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG
- Method of managing thermal printer and thermal printer for performing the same20 Feb 2025US 2025/0058573 A1Bixolon Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Printing and die-cutting apparatus77US 4,236,955 A1980
- Rotary printing press40US 4,458,591 AHarris Graphics Corporation · 1984
- Intaglio printing machine for the printing of currency papers38US 5,062,359 ADe la Rue Giorgi S.A. · 1991
- Processing paper and other webs33US 4,831,926 ADRG (UK) Limited · 1989
- Heated inking roll for a printer28US 4,627,349 A1986