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Agfa-Gevaert NV

3,122Patents
96Active
3,122Granted
47Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 30, 1971 → Apr 27, 2021 · 31 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5461411A Process and architecture for digital micromirror printer Electricity 333 Expired
US6274285A Radiation-sensitive recording material for the production of driographic offset printing plates Physics 324 Expired
US6554398B2 Ink-jet printer equipped for aligning the printheads Performing Operations; Transporting 243 Expired
US4055378A Silicone contact lens with hydrophilic surface treatment Chemistry; Metallurgy 199 Expired
US6366013B1 Material comprising an anti-reflective coating on a flexible glass substrate Electricity 164 Expired
US6635729B1 Process for the preparation of water-soluble &pgr;-conjugated polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 123 Expired
US5884013A Autotypical screening with optimised dotshape Electricity 117 Expired
US5467404A Method and apparatus for contrast enhancement Physics 116 Expired
US6287674A Laminate comprising a thin borosilicate glass substrate as a constituting layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 115 Expired
US4344683A Quality control method and apparatus for photographic pictures Physics 108 Expired
US6061091A Detection of and correction for specular reflections in digital image acquisition Physics 96 Expired
US5370981A Antistatic plastic articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US5797060A Electrophotographic printing subsystem with self-monitoring and adjustment Physics 92 Expired
US5644662A Multiple processing of radiographic images based on a pyramidal image decomposition Physics 91 Expired
US6310115A Ink compositions for ink jet printing Chemistry; Metallurgy 90 Expired
US4812903A Method of electronically improving the sharpness and contrast of a colored image for copying Electricity 90 Expired
US5673106A Printing system with self-monitoring and adjustment Physics 88 Expired
US5794095A Intelligent printing system Physics 83 Expired
US5461655A Method and apparatus for noise reduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US6210777A Security document having a transparent or translucent support and containing interference pigments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US5717791A Image contrast enhancing method Physics 78 Expired
US4497478A Apparatus for squaring, stapling, and stacking copy sets Physics 76 Expired
US4284221A Apparatus for breaking weakened portions of running webs or the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US4334219A Operation setting device having stationary touch-sensitive control elements Electricity 71 Expired
US5055384A Granulated photographic fixative and its preparation Physics 70 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.