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LINOTYPE GMBH

Overview
  • Total Patents
    197
About

LINOTYPE GMBH has a total of 197 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1949. It filed its patents most often in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Its main competitors in its focus markets textiles and paper, computer technology and optics are MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE GMBH, MOYROUD LOUIS M and INT PHOTON CORP.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing LINOTYPE GMBHs patent filings in countries

Patent filings per year

Chart showing LINOTYPE GMBHs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Debus Karl 40
#2 Karl Debus 29
#3 Leon Starck 13
#4 Heimel Kurt 11
#5 Kurt Heimel 11
#6 Starck Leon 6
#7 Debus Karl-Juergen 5
#8 Meinhardt Ferdinand 4
#9 Debus Karl-Jurgen 4
#10 Knoll Alois Dr-Ing 3

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
DE3644124A1 OPTICAL-MECHANICAL DEFLECTOR
DE3614645A1 AREA EXPOSURE FOR EXPOSURE OF TEXT ON A RECORDING CARRIER, AND METHOD FOR EXPOSURE IN AREA
DE3529964A1 DEVICE FOR EXPOSURE A RECORDING CARRIER WITH ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS OR SURFACES, WHICH HAVE A FOREGROUND PATTERN WHICH REMOVES FROM A BACKGROUND PATTERN
DE3434841A1 OPTICAL LASER BEAM DEFLECTION SYSTEM
GB1371403A Keyboards for photocomposing machines
GB1337767A Photocomposing machines
GB1334864A Devices for use in controlling typographic composing machines
US3766838A Character cylinder for photo-composing machines
GB1313566A Photo composing apparatus
GB1219936A Improvements in typographic composing machines
US3620360A Device for production of a left-hand indentation for cast lines
GB1174910A Improvements in Composing Machines
US3491874A Operating unit for composing machines
US3480133A Assembling mechanism for linecasting machines
US3509804A Photocomposing machines
GB1142677A Photocomposing device
GB1139738A Improvements in typographical linecasting machines
US3466991A Photocomposing machines
GB1142979A Improvements in character selection and reproduction
US3285396A Mold wheel indexing and magazine selector apparatus