G03F 7/2055
For the production of printing plates
Official title: {for the production of printing plates; Exposure of liquid photohardening compositions}
G03F7/2055 (For the production of printing plates) appears on 137 US grants and 131 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03F- Granted patents
- 137
- Published applications
- 131
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 264
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 7 | 11 |
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| 2006 | 6 | 13 |
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| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method to control defects in projection-based sub-micrometer additive manufacturing23 Jun 2026US 12,663,722 B2Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Printing plate exposure method and apparatus with reduced thermal polymerization10 Feb 2026US 12,547,077 B2Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Process and apparatus for feeding a flexographic printing plate processor28 Oct 2025US 12,455,506 B2Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- UV LED radiation sources for use in photopolymer exposure20 May 2025US 12,304,190 B2Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Herringbone microstructure surface pattern for flexographic printing plates6 May 2025US 12,292,688 B2Esko Software BV
- Process and apparatus for feeding a flexographic printing plate processor29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029722 A1Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Method of determining a layout for imaging a relief precursor, taking into account a total amount of imaging time25 Sep 2025US 2025/0299007 A1Xsys Prepress NV
- Method for imaging a mask layer with two imaging settings and associated imaging system26 Jun 2025US 2025/0208514 A1Xsys Prepress NV
- Uv led radiation sources for use in photopolymer exposure5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178334 A1Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Herringbone microstructure surface pattern for flexographic printing plates3 Apr 2025US 2025/0110410 A1Esko Software BV
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laser imagable lithographic printing plate with diazo resin46US 4,731,317 A1988
- Laser engraving of photopolymer printing plates44US 5,259,311 AMark/Trece Inc. · 1993
- Method and apparatus for making lithographic printing plates in an automated computer to plate imaging system43US 5,992,324 AAgfa NV · 1999
- Laser based plastic model making workstation37US 5,106,288 AAustral Asian Lasers Pty. Ltd. · 1992
- Photosensitive litographic printing plate and method for making a printing plate36US 6,689,537 B2Lastra S.p.A. · 2004