B32B 2037/0069
The apparatus being originally designed for another function
Official title: {the apparatus being originally designed for another function, e.g. printer, photocopier}
B32B2037/0069 (The apparatus being originally designed for another function) appears on 17 US grants and 21 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 17
- Published applications
- 21
- Assignees
- 7
- Inventors
- 63
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Image forming apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,656,716 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Printer with laminating function13 Jan 2026US 12,521,975 B2Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
- Sheet laminator and image forming system incorporating the sheet laminator11 Nov 2025US 12,466,176 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sheet processing device, sheet output device, laminator, image forming apparatus, and image forming system1 Jul 2025US 12,343,970 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Method for producing printed material and system for producing printed material18 Mar 2025US 12,251,956 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Image forming apparatus22 May 2025US 2025/0164915 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Printer with laminating function24 Apr 2025US 2025/0128506 A1Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
- Method for producing printed material and system for producing printed material8 Aug 2024US 2024/0262125 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Sheet laminator and image forming system incorporating the sheet laminator14 Dec 2023US 2023/0398775 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sheet processing device, sheet output device, laminator, image forming apparatus, and image forming system24 Aug 2023US 2023/0264461 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compressible printing blanket and method of manufacture25US 4,025,685 ADayco Corporation · 1977
- Label dispenser conversion kit10US 5,306,382 AAvery Dennison Corporation · 1994
- Direct drive applicator for foil printing5US 5,435,882 A1995
- Sheet processing device, sheet laminator, image forming apparatus, and image forming system3US 11,261,043 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2022
- Laminating device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system1US 11,642,878 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2023