I have found some other solutions (by tries and errors) with $10$ plates according to Anonymous interpretation of the problem :
Plates : $12,12,12,6,5,3,3,3,2,2$
$\begin{array}{lllll}
5\times 12 & (12) & (12) & (12) & (6,3,3) &(5,3,2,2) \\
4\times 15 & (12,3) & (12,3) & (12,3) & (6,5,2,2) \\
3\times 20 & (12,6,2) & (12,3,3,2) & (12,3,5) \\
2\times 30 & (12,12,6) & (12,5,3,3,3,2,2) \\
\end{array}$
Plates : $1,2,3,4,4,4,9,10,11,12$
$\begin{array}{lllll}
5\times 12 & (12) & (11,1) & (10,2) & (9,3) &(4,4,4) \\
4\times 15 & (12,3) & (11,4) & (10,4,1) & (9,4,2) \\
3\times 20 & (12,4,4) & (11,9) & (10,4,3,2,1) \\
2\times 30 & (11,10,9) & (12,4,4,4,3,2,1) \\
\end{array}$
Finally here are all the solutions for $n\le10$.
I confirm there were none for $n\le8$.
My favorites :
- all numbers different $n=9\quad$ $1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11,12$
- most homogeneous $n=10\quad$ $4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8$
n<=8
No solution
n=9
T = 0,1,2,3,3,7,8,12,12,12
T = 0,1,2,3,4,6,9,11,12,12
T = 0,1,2,3,4,7,8,11,12,12
T = 0,1,2,3,5,6,9,10,12,12
T = 0,1,2,3,5,7,8,10,12,12
T = 0,1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11,12
T = 0,1,3,3,4,5,9,11,12,12
T = 0,1,3,3,4,6,8,11,12,12
T = 0,1,3,3,5,7,8,9,12,12
T = 0,1,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12
T = 0,1,3,4,6,6,8,9,11,12
T = 0,2,3,3,4,7,8,9,12,12
T = 0,2,3,3,5,6,7,10,12,12
T = 0,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12
T = 0,2,3,5,6,6,7,9,10,12
T = 0,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,12,12
T = 0,3,4,5,6,6,7,8,9,12
n=10
T = 1,1,1,3,3,7,8,12,12,12
T = 1,1,1,3,4,6,9,11,12,12
T = 1,1,1,3,4,7,8,11,12,12
T = 1,1,1,3,5,6,9,10,12,12
T = 1,1,1,3,5,7,8,10,12,12
T = 1,1,1,4,4,7,8,11,11,12
T = 1,1,1,4,5,7,8,10,11,12
T = 1,1,2,2,3,7,8,12,12,12
T = 1,1,2,2,4,6,9,11,12,12
T = 1,1,2,2,4,7,8,11,12,12
T = 1,1,2,2,5,5,10,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,2,5,6,9,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,2,5,7,8,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,2,6,6,9,9,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,3,6,8,12,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,3,6,9,11,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,3,7,7,12,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,3,7,8,11,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,4,5,9,11,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,4,5,10,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,4,6,8,11,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,4,6,9,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,4,6,9,11,11,12
T = 1,1,2,3,4,7,7,11,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,4,7,8,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,4,7,8,11,11,12
T = 1,1,2,3,5,5,9,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,5,6,8,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,5,6,9,9,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,5,6,9,10,11,12
T = 1,1,2,3,5,7,7,10,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,5,7,8,9,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,5,7,8,10,11,12
T = 1,1,2,3,6,6,8,9,12,12
T = 1,1,2,3,6,6,9,9,11,12
T = 1,1,2,4,4,6,8,11,11,12
T = 1,1,2,4,4,7,8,10,11,12
T = 1,1,2,4,5,6,8,10,11,12
T = 1,1,2,4,5,7,7,10,11,12
T = 1,1,2,4,5,7,8,9,11,12
T = 1,1,2,4,5,7,8,10,10,12
T = 1,1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11,11
T = 1,1,2,4,6,6,8,9,11,12
T = 1,1,2,5,5,7,7,10,10,12
T = 1,1,3,3,3,5,8,12,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,3,5,9,11,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,3,6,8,11,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,3,6,9,11,11,12
T = 1,1,3,3,4,4,9,11,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,4,5,8,11,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,4,5,9,10,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,4,5,9,11,11,12
T = 1,1,3,3,4,6,7,11,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,4,6,8,10,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,4,6,8,11,11,12
T = 1,1,3,3,4,7,8,9,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,5,5,9,9,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,5,6,7,10,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,5,6,8,9,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,5,6,9,9,11,12
T = 1,1,3,3,5,7,7,9,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,5,7,8,8,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,5,7,8,9,11,12
T = 1,1,3,3,6,6,8,8,12,12
T = 1,1,3,3,6,6,8,9,11,12
T = 1,1,3,3,6,6,9,9,11,11
T = 1,1,3,4,4,4,9,11,11,12
T = 1,1,3,4,4,5,8,11,11,12
T = 1,1,3,4,4,7,8,9,11,12
T = 1,1,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,12
T = 1,1,3,4,5,7,7,9,11,12
T = 1,1,3,4,5,7,8,8,11,12
T = 1,1,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12
T = 1,1,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,11
T = 1,1,3,4,6,6,7,9,11,12
T = 1,1,3,4,6,6,8,8,11,12
T = 1,1,3,4,6,6,8,9,10,12
T = 1,1,3,4,6,6,8,9,11,11
T = 1,1,3,5,5,7,7,9,10,12
T = 1,1,3,5,6,6,7,9,10,12
T = 1,1,4,4,5,7,8,8,11,11
T = 1,1,4,4,6,6,8,8,11,11
T = 1,2,2,2,3,6,9,11,12,12
T = 1,2,2,2,3,7,8,11,12,12
T = 1,2,2,2,5,5,10,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,2,5,7,8,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,3,3,5,8,12,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,3,5,9,11,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,3,5,10,10,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,3,6,7,12,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,3,6,8,11,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,3,6,9,10,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,3,7,7,11,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,3,7,8,10,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,4,9,11,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,5,8,11,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,5,9,10,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,5,10,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,6,7,11,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,6,9,9,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,6,9,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,7,8,9,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,4,7,8,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,5,8,10,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,5,9,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,6,7,10,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,6,8,9,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,6,9,10,10,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,7,7,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,7,8,8,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,7,8,9,11,12
T = 1,2,2,3,5,7,8,10,10,12
T = 1,2,2,3,6,6,7,9,12,12
T = 1,2,2,3,6,6,8,9,11,12
T = 1,2,2,3,6,6,9,9,10,12
T = 1,2,2,4,5,5,8,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,4,5,6,7,10,11,12
T = 1,2,2,4,5,7,8,8,11,12
T = 1,2,2,4,5,7,8,9,10,12
T = 1,2,2,4,5,7,8,10,10,11
T = 1,2,2,5,5,6,7,10,10,12
T = 1,2,2,5,5,7,7,10,10,11
T = 1,2,2,5,6,6,7,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,3,3,4,8,12,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,3,4,9,11,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,3,5,7,12,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,3,5,9,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,3,6,7,11,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,3,6,8,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,3,6,9,10,11,12
T = 1,2,3,3,3,7,8,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,4,7,12,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,4,8,11,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,4,9,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,5,6,12,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,5,7,11,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,5,8,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,5,9,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,5,9,10,11,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,6,6,11,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,6,7,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,6,8,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,6,8,10,11,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,6,9,9,11,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,7,7,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,7,8,8,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,4,7,8,9,11,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,5,5,12,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,5,7,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,5,8,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,6,6,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,6,7,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,6,7,10,11,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,6,9,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,7,7,8,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,5,7,8,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,3,6,6,7,8,12,12
T = 1,2,3,3,6,6,7,9,11,12
T = 1,2,3,3,6,6,8,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,3,6,6,9,9,10,11
T = 1,2,3,4,4,4,7,11,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,4,9,10,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,5,6,11,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,5,7,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,5,8,10,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,6,7,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,6,8,9,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,7,7,8,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,7,8,8,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,4,7,8,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,5,5,11,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,5,6,10,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,5,7,10,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,5,8,9,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,6,6,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,6,6,10,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,12,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,7,7,8,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,7,7,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,8,10,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,9,12
T = 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11
T = 1,2,3,4,6,6,6,9,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,6,6,7,8,11,12
T = 1,2,3,4,6,6,7,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,4,6,6,8,9,9,12
T = 1,2,3,4,6,6,8,9,10,11
T = 1,2,3,5,5,5,6,9,12,12
T = 1,2,3,5,5,5,7,8,12,12
T = 1,2,3,5,5,6,7,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,5,5,7,7,8,10,12
T = 1,2,3,5,6,6,6,9,10,12
T = 1,2,3,5,6,6,7,8,10,12
T = 1,2,3,5,6,6,7,9,9,12
T = 1,2,3,5,6,6,7,9,10,11
T = 1,2,4,4,4,5,7,10,11,12
T = 1,2,4,4,5,6,7,8,11,12
T = 1,2,4,4,5,7,7,8,10,12
T = 1,2,4,4,5,7,8,8,10,11
T = 1,2,4,5,5,5,7,8,11,12
T = 1,2,4,5,5,6,7,8,10,12
T = 1,2,4,5,5,7,7,8,10,11
T = 1,2,4,5,6,6,7,8,9,12
T = 1,2,4,5,6,6,7,8,10,11
T = 1,3,3,3,3,4,8,11,12,12
T = 1,3,3,3,3,5,7,11,12,12
T = 1,3,3,3,4,5,5,12,12,12
T = 1,3,3,3,4,5,6,11,12,12
T = 1,3,3,3,4,5,8,9,12,12
T = 1,3,3,3,4,5,9,9,11,12
T = 1,3,3,3,4,6,8,8,12,12
T = 1,3,3,3,4,6,8,9,11,12
T = 1,3,3,3,5,5,7,9,12,12
T = 1,3,3,3,5,6,7,8,12,12
T = 1,3,3,3,5,6,7,9,11,12
T = 1,3,3,3,5,7,8,9,9,12
T = 1,3,3,4,4,4,6,11,12,12
T = 1,3,3,4,4,5,5,11,12,12
T = 1,3,3,4,4,5,7,9,12,12
T = 1,3,3,4,4,5,8,9,11,12
T = 1,3,3,4,4,6,7,8,12,12
T = 1,3,3,4,4,6,8,8,11,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,5,6,9,12,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,5,7,8,12,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,5,7,9,11,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,6,6,8,12,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,6,6,9,11,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,6,7,7,12,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,11,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,6,8,9,9,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,7,8,8,9,12
T = 1,3,3,4,5,7,8,9,9,11
T = 1,3,3,4,6,6,6,8,11,12
T = 1,3,3,4,6,6,8,8,9,12
T = 1,3,3,4,6,6,8,9,9,11
T = 1,3,3,5,5,5,7,7,12,12
T = 1,3,3,5,5,6,7,9,9,12
T = 1,3,3,5,5,7,7,8,9,12
T = 1,3,3,5,6,6,7,8,9,12
T = 1,3,3,5,6,6,7,9,9,11
T = 1,3,4,4,4,5,7,9,11,12
T = 1,3,4,4,4,6,6,9,11,12
T = 1,3,4,4,5,5,7,8,11,12
T = 1,3,4,4,5,6,6,8,11,12
T = 1,3,4,4,5,7,7,8,9,12
T = 1,3,4,4,5,7,8,8,9,11
T = 1,3,4,4,6,6,7,8,9,12
T = 1,3,4,4,6,6,8,8,9,11
T = 1,3,4,5,5,5,7,7,11,12
T = 1,3,4,5,5,6,7,8,9,12
T = 1,3,4,5,5,7,7,8,8,12
T = 1,3,4,5,5,7,7,8,9,11
T = 1,3,4,5,6,6,6,8,9,12
T = 1,3,4,5,6,6,7,7,9,12
T = 1,3,4,5,6,6,7,8,8,12
T = 1,3,4,5,6,6,7,8,9,11
T = 1,3,4,6,6,6,6,8,9,11
T = 1,3,5,5,5,6,7,7,9,12
T = 1,3,5,5,5,7,7,7,8,12
T = 1,4,4,5,5,7,7,8,8,11
T = 1,4,4,5,6,6,7,8,8,11
T = 1,4,5,5,5,7,7,7,8,11
T = 2,2,2,3,3,6,9,9,12,12
T = 2,2,2,3,3,7,8,9,12,12
T = 2,2,2,3,5,5,9,10,10,12
T = 2,2,2,3,5,7,8,9,10,12
T = 2,2,3,3,3,3,8,12,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,3,3,10,10,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,3,5,6,12,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,3,6,7,10,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,3,6,8,9,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,3,6,9,10,10,12
T = 2,2,3,3,4,4,9,9,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,4,5,7,10,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,4,5,8,9,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,4,5,9,10,10,12
T = 2,2,3,3,4,6,7,9,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,4,6,9,9,10,12
T = 2,2,3,3,4,7,7,8,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,4,7,8,9,10,12
T = 2,2,3,3,5,5,6,10,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,5,6,6,9,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,5,6,7,8,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,5,6,7,10,10,12
T = 2,2,3,3,6,6,7,7,12,12
T = 2,2,3,3,6,6,7,9,10,12
T = 2,2,3,3,6,6,8,9,9,12
T = 2,2,3,3,6,6,9,9,10,10
T = 2,2,3,4,5,5,7,10,10,12
T = 2,2,3,4,5,5,8,9,10,12
T = 2,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,12
T = 2,2,3,4,5,7,7,8,10,12
T = 2,2,3,4,5,7,8,8,9,12
T = 2,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,10
T = 2,2,3,5,5,6,6,9,10,12
T = 2,2,3,5,6,6,7,7,10,12
T = 2,2,3,5,6,6,7,8,9,12
T = 2,2,3,5,6,6,7,9,10,10
T = 2,2,4,5,5,7,7,8,10,10
T = 2,2,5,5,6,6,7,7,10,10
T = 2,3,3,3,3,4,8,10,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,3,5,5,12,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,3,5,7,10,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,4,4,5,12,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,4,4,8,9,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,4,5,6,10,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,4,5,7,9,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,4,5,9,9,10,12
T = 2,3,3,3,4,6,7,8,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,4,6,8,9,10,12
T = 2,3,3,3,4,7,8,9,9,12
T = 2,3,3,3,5,5,6,9,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,5,6,7,7,12,12
T = 2,3,3,3,5,6,7,9,10,12
T = 2,3,3,4,4,4,7,9,12,12
T = 2,3,3,4,4,5,5,10,12,12
T = 2,3,3,4,4,5,6,9,12,12
T = 2,3,3,4,4,5,7,8,12,12
T = 2,3,3,4,4,5,8,9,10,12
T = 2,3,3,4,4,6,8,9,9,12
T = 2,3,3,4,4,7,8,8,9,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,5,5,9,12,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,5,6,8,12,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,5,7,9,10,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,6,6,7,12,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,6,6,9,10,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,6,7,9,9,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,7,7,8,9,12
T = 2,3,3,4,5,7,8,9,9,10
T = 2,3,3,4,6,6,7,8,9,12
T = 2,3,3,4,6,6,8,9,9,10
T = 2,3,3,5,5,5,6,7,12,12
T = 2,3,3,5,5,6,6,9,9,12
T = 2,3,3,5,5,6,7,7,10,12
T = 2,3,3,5,6,6,6,7,10,12
T = 2,3,3,5,6,6,7,7,9,12
T = 2,3,3,5,6,6,7,9,9,10
T = 2,3,4,4,4,5,7,9,10,12
T = 2,3,4,4,5,5,7,8,10,12
T = 2,3,4,4,5,6,7,8,9,12
T = 2,3,4,4,5,7,7,8,8,12
T = 2,3,4,4,5,7,8,8,9,10
T = 2,3,4,5,5,5,7,8,9,12
T = 2,3,4,5,5,6,6,7,10,12
T = 2,3,4,5,5,6,6,8,9,12
T = 2,3,4,5,5,7,7,8,9,10
T = 2,3,4,5,6,6,6,7,9,12
T = 2,3,4,5,6,6,7,7,8,12
T = 2,3,4,5,6,6,7,8,9,10
T = 2,3,5,5,5,6,6,7,9,12
T = 2,3,5,5,6,6,7,7,9,10
T = 2,3,5,6,6,6,6,7,9,10
T = 2,4,4,5,5,7,7,8,8,10
T = 2,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,10
T = 3,3,3,3,4,4,8,8,12,12
T = 3,3,3,3,4,5,7,8,12,12
T = 3,3,3,3,5,5,7,7,12,12
T = 3,3,3,4,4,5,6,8,12,12
T = 3,3,3,4,4,6,8,8,9,12
T = 3,3,3,4,5,5,6,7,12,12
T = 3,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12
T = 3,3,3,5,5,6,7,7,9,12
T = 3,3,4,4,4,5,6,7,12,12
T = 3,3,4,4,5,5,5,7,12,12
T = 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,12,12
T = 3,3,4,4,5,6,6,8,9,12
T = 3,3,4,4,5,6,7,8,8,12
T = 3,3,4,4,6,6,8,8,9,9
T = 3,3,4,5,5,6,6,7,9,12
T = 3,3,4,5,5,6,7,7,8,12
T = 3,3,4,5,6,6,6,7,8,12
T = 3,3,4,5,6,6,7,8,9,9
T = 3,3,5,5,6,6,7,7,9,9
T = 3,4,4,4,5,6,6,7,9,12
T = 3,4,4,5,5,5,7,7,8,12
T = 3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,8,12
T = 3,4,4,5,6,6,7,8,8,9
T = 3,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,9
T = 3,4,5,6,6,6,6,7,8,9
T = 4,4,5,5,5,7,7,7,8,8
T = 4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8