G03F 7/3042
From printing plates transported horizontally through the processing stations
Official title: {from printing plates transported horizontally through the processing stations}
G03F7/3042 (From printing plates transported horizontally through the processing stations) appears on 255 US grants and 205 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03F- Granted patents
- 255
- Published applications
- 205
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 496
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 8 | 13 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2015 | 3 | 8 |
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| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 23 |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G03F 7/3071Process control means66
- G03F 7/3057Characterised by the processing units other than the developing unit65
- G03F 7/3064Characterised by the transport means or means for confining the different units36
- G03F 7/305Characterised by the brushing or rubbing means27
- G03F 7/3078Processing different kinds of plates9
Recent patents
- Apparatus for treating substrate and method for treating a substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,754,475 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for treating and transporting a relief printing plate precursor11 Aug 2026US 12,704,786 B2Xeikon Prepress N.V.
- Washout processor and washing method23 Jun 2026US 12,663,723 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Apparatus and method for treating a relief precursor with liquid31 Mar 2026US 12,591,176 B2Xsys Prepress NV
- Substrate rotating apparatus, substrate processing system including the same, and substrate processing method using the same17 Mar 2026US 12,578,647 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Development brush, developing device, method for producing flexographic printing plate, and method for developing photosensitive resin flexographic printing plate precursor13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235959 A1TOYOBO MC Corporation
- Apparatus and method for treating a relief precursor with liquid9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194816 A1Xsys Prepress NV
- Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169388 A1Tokyo Electron Limited
- Lithographic printing plate precursor and method of preparing lithographic printing plate11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158809 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Method for developing a flexographic plate and apparatus for implementing such method23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110971 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Linear developer54US 6,092,937 AFAStar, Ltd. · 2000
- Lithographic plate processing apparatus49US 4,215,927 AScott Paper Company · 1980
- Automatic developing apparatus for photosensitive lithographic printing plates48US 5,701,542 AFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Pulsed spray of fluids47US 4,081,577 AAmerican Hoechst Corporation · 1978
- Processing apparatus45US 4,875,067 AFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. · 1989