B41N 1/12
Non-metallic other than stone
Official title: non-metallic other than stone {, e.g. printing plates or foils comprising inorganic materials in an organic matrix (B41N1/003, B41N1/006 take precedence)}
B41N1/12 (Non-metallic other than stone) appears on 449 US grants and 589 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41N- Granted patents
- 449
- Published applications
- 589
- Assignees
- 186
- Inventors
- 895
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 15 |
| 2003 | 8 | 23 |
| 2004 | 18 | 28 |
| 2005 | 14 | 20 |
| 2006 | 16 | 18 |
| 2007 | 14 | 17 |
| 2008 | 6 | 21 |
| 2009 | 6 | 21 |
| 2010 | 12 | 29 |
| 2011 | 11 | 33 |
| 2012 | 16 | 40 |
| 2013 | 27 | 48 |
| 2014 | 23 | 36 |
| 2015 | 28 | 21 |
| 2016 | 18 | 25 |
| 2017 | 9 | 21 |
| 2018 | 14 | 31 |
| 2019 | 24 | 22 |
| 2020 | 17 | 21 |
| 2021 | 10 | 34 |
| 2022 | 13 | 20 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 |
| 2024 | 13 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Flexographic printing plate precursor18 Aug 2026US 12,710,696 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Method for smoother tonal response in flexographic printing26 May 2026US 12,636,900 B2Esko Software BV
- Method for producing printing plate and printing method5 May 2026US 12,619,155 B2Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
- Mask for low contrast printed highlights16 Dec 2025US 12,496,846 B2Miraclon Corporation
- Laser-engravable flexographic printing original plate7 Oct 2025US 12,436,460 B2TOYOBO MC Corporation
- Method for smoother tonal response in flexographic printing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273977 A1Esko Software BV
- On-press development type planographic printing plate precursor, method of manufacturing planographic printing plate, and printing method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217015 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Directly imageable waterless planographic printing plate precursor and method for producing waterless planographic printing plate therefrom30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217044 A1Toray Industries, Inc.
- Printing plate for transferring an ink, printing system, and method for printing on a container11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158778 A1Ardagh Metal Packaging Europe GmbH
- Printing intaglio plate and production method thereof, and printing method2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091612 A1Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lithographic printing plates for use with laser-discharge imaging apparatus175US 5,339,737 APresstek, Inc. · 1994
- Printing method146US 4,718,340 AMilliken Research Corporation · 1988
- Method for laser-discharge imaging a printing plate135US 5,351,617 APresstek, Inc. · 1994
- Laser ablatable photosensitive elements utilized to make flexographic printing plates94US 5,719,009 AE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 1998
- Laser engravable single-layer flexographic printing element80US 5,798,202 AE. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company · 1998