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MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE GMBH

Overview
  • Total Patents
    2,142
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MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE GMBH has a total of 2,142 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1897. It filed its patents most often in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Its main competitors in its focus markets textiles and paper, machines and optics are INTERTYPE CORP, GILBERT-STRINGER HENRY JAMES S and PIERPONT FRANK HINMAN.

Patent filings per year

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

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Kennedy David S 142
#2 Rogers John R 123
#3 Dodge Philip T 69
#4 Muehleisen Carl 58
#5 Augustus Albrecht Christian 42
#6 Kingsbury George P 42
#7 Linotype Company Mergenthaler 41
#8 Degener Heinrich 29
#9 Louis Rossetto 28
#10 Mead Richard R 27

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
DE3419288A1 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING A MATERIAL RAIL, IN PARTICULAR PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL RAIL IN A PHOTO SETTING METHOD
DE3417704A1 Transport device for the continuous transport of flexible web material, especially photosensitive material in photosetting units
DE3417688A1 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE CORRECTION OF AN ELECTROMOTOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR DRIVING A ROTATING REFLECTIVE ELEMENT OF AN OPTICAL SCANING SYSTEM
DE3404407C1 Optical-mechanical deflector
DE3319151A1 ADJUSTABLE LASER LIGHT REDUCER FOR TYPOGRAPHIC SETTING AND PRINTING DEVICES
DE3317842A1 GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION AND SETTING PROCEDURE OF LETTERING CHARACTERS
DE3220455A1 Cartridge for photo-composing machines
DE2932623A1 KEYBOARD WITH A TOP COVER OVER AT LEAST ONE BUTTON, IN PARTICULAR A TEXT EDITING AND / OR PHOTOSETTE DEVICE
DE2725108A1 DEVICE FOR REFLECTION OF AN AUXILIARY BEAM INTO A MAIN BEAM, IN PARTICULAR IN A PHOTO SETTING MACHINE
DE2725107B1 Absorption device for destroying scattered light, especially in a photo setting machine
DE2716502A1 DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING THE REMAINING LINE VALUE IN THE FORM OF A DISPLAY BAR IN THE CONTROL OF SETTING MACHINES
DE2615493B1 Photocomposition machine coordinate monitor - has actuating lever and coordinate transmitter for servo with position indicator control composition
DE2545852B1 Photo type setting alignment system - uses periscope which pivots to position character along line
US3978495A Film cassette for a photocomposing machine
DE2411721A1 DEVICE FOR MOVING THE IMAGE LOCATION ON A RECORDING MEDIUM IN THE PHOTO SET
DE2410079A1 Symbol carrier illuminating unit for photocomposing machine - uses light source and light rod between source and condenser
DE2364542A1 Photo composition film cassette - has web forming feed platform and being wound onto roll together with film
DE2356498A1 Photo-setting equipment with rotatable symbol carrier - carrier coupled to transport unit for exact positioning on recording medium
GB1440962A Production of justified punched tapes for controlling typesetting machines
US3750554A Photocomposing machine