G03C 11/06
Smoothing
Official title: Smoothing; Renovating; Roughening; Matting; Cleaning; Lubricating; Flame-retardant treatments
G03C11/06 (Smoothing) appears on 58 US grants and 10 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03C- Granted patents
- 58
- Published applications
- 10
- Assignees
- 22
- Inventors
- 82
- Latest grant
- 25 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Method for diagnosing film degradation25 Nov 2025US 12,480,851 B2Ashigara Manufacturing Inc.
- Method for removing silver mirroring from surface of black-and-white negative film19 Aug 2025US 12,391,900 B2Shaanxi Normal University
- Media recovery technology22 Mar 2022US 11,278,939 B2
- Deacidifying and reinforcing agent for cellulose acetate film2 Feb 2021US 10,907,067 B2Shaanxi Normal University
- Shape-restoring device and a restoring method for distorted filmstrips2 Feb 2016US 9,250,511 B2Shaanxi Normal University
- Method for removing silver mirroring from surface of black-and-white negative film27 Apr 2023US 2023/0130852 A1Shaanxi Normal University
- Method for diagnosing film degradation17 Nov 2022US 2022/0364966 A1Ashigara Manufacturing Inc.
- Deacidifying and reinforcing agent for cellulose acetate film31 Oct 2019US 2019/0330488 A1Shaanxi Normal University
- Media recovery technology4 Jan 2018US 2018/0005664 A1Iron Mountain Incorporated
- Device and Method to process media, in particular paper, film, leather, or fabric25 Feb 2016US 2016/0054649 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dust removing apparatus67US 5,979,011 ANoritsu Koki Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Radiation-curable composition for restorative and/or protective treatment of photographic elements63US 4,333,998 AEastman Kodak Company · 1982
- Abrasion resistant coatings60US 4,049,861 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1977
- Amorphous monomolecular surface coatings29US 4,199,649 ABard Laboratories, Inc. · 1980
- Arrangement for continuously cleaning flexible layer substrates in tape form27US 4,010,514 AAgfa-Gevaert · 1977