G03C 5/00
Photographic processes or agents therefor
Official title: Photographic processes or agents therefor; Regeneration of such processing agents (multicolour processes or agents therefor G03C7/00; diffusion-transfer processes or agents therefor G03C8/00; stereo-photographic processes G03C9/00; photomechanical processes G03F)
G03C5/00 (Photographic processes or agents therefor) appears on 2,706 US grants and 511 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03C- Granted patents
- 2,706
- Published applications
- 511
- Assignees
- 351
- Inventors
- 3,070
- Latest grant
- 11 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 84 | 0 |
| 1977 | 80 | 0 |
| 1978 | 84 | 0 |
| 1979 | 71 | 0 |
| 1980 | 76 | 0 |
| 1981 | 86 | 0 |
| 1982 | 67 | 0 |
| 1983 | 52 | 0 |
| 1984 | 48 | 0 |
| 1985 | 50 | 0 |
| 1986 | 49 | 0 |
| 1987 | 41 | 0 |
| 1988 | 60 | 0 |
| 1989 | 76 | 0 |
| 1990 | 52 | 0 |
| 1991 | 72 | 0 |
| 1992 | 53 | 0 |
| 1993 | 91 | 0 |
| 1994 | 102 | 0 |
| 1995 | 111 | 0 |
| 1996 | 120 | 0 |
| 1997 | 105 | 0 |
| 1998 | 146 | 0 |
| 1999 | 188 | 0 |
| 2000 | 129 | 0 |
| 2001 | 122 | 24 |
| 2002 | 96 | 81 |
| 2003 | 94 | 78 |
| 2004 | 84 | 96 |
| 2005 | 41 | 91 |
| 2006 | 63 | 50 |
| 2007 | 31 | 28 |
| 2008 | 20 | 12 |
| 2009 | 15 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G03C 5/26Processes using silver-salt-containing photosensitive materials or agents therefor1,437
- G03C 5/16X-ray, infrared, or ultraviolet ray processes734
- G03C 5/08Photoprinting143
- G03C 5/02Sensitometric processes124
- G03C 5/12Cinematrographic processes of taking pictures or printing103
- G03C 5/04Photo-taking processes100
- G03C 5/56Processes using photosensitive compositions covered by the groups g03c1/64 - g03c1/72 or74
- G03C 5/58Processes for obtaining metallic images by vapour deposition or physical development61
Recent patents
- Photographic color image using black and white emulsion11 Nov 2025US 12,468,215 B2Penumbra Foundation
- Photographic color image using black and while emulsion11 Oct 2022US 11,467,483 B1Penumbra Foundation
- Vehicle mirror device16 Nov 2021US 11,173,844 B2Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
- Radiographic image capturing apparatus and radiographic image capturing system9 Apr 2019US 10,251,616 B2Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Method and system for X-ray image generation13 Mar 2018US 9,915,864 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- System and Method for Optical Convolutional Image Processing Using Spatial Light Modulation and Photosensitive Kernel-Embedded Film26 Feb 2026US 2026/0057481 A1
- Photographic color image using black and white emulsion18 Apr 2024US 2024/0126159 A1Penumbra Foundation
- X-ray detecting film, methods of fabrication and uses thereof12 Oct 2023US 2023/0324784 A1Fuzhou University
- Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and image forming program16 Dec 2021US 2021/0389660 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Vehicle mirror device31 Dec 2020US 2020/0406822 A1Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Papermaking belt and method of making the same using differential light transmission techniques387US 5,334,289 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1994
- Method of and apparatus for reading out a radiation image recorded in a stimulable phosphor351US 4,258,264 AFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. · 1981
- Papermaking belt and method of making the same using differential light transmission techniques249US 5,514,523 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1996
- Pattern-forming process205US 4,320,191 ANippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation · 1982
- Multiple language user interface for thermal comfort controller204US 6,621,507 B1Honeywell International Inc. · 2003