B41F 15/20
With suction-operated elements
Official title: with suction-operated elements
B41F15/20 (With suction-operated elements) appears on 67 US grants and 41 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 41
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 135
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Post-print vacuum degassing31 Mar 2026US 12,589,586 B2Asmpt Smt Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Screen printing device and method for screen printing onto substrates25 Mar 2025US 12,257,824 B2Ekra Automatisierungssysteme GmbH
- Method for stencil printing a layer and printing device22 Oct 2024US 12,122,143 B2Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Printing device14 Feb 2023US 11,577,502 B2Ekra Automatisierungssysteme GmbH
- Apparatus for fixing objects by means of vacuum16 Aug 2022US 11,417,560 B2Laser Imagine Systems GmbH
- Alignment of singulated workpieces5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062232 A1Asmpt Smt Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Batch alignment device for screen printer and batch alignment method using same12 Feb 2026US 2026/0047012 A1
- Four-position solar silicon wafer printer12 Feb 2026US 2026/0047228 A1Guangdong Kelongwei Automation Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Silicon wafer printer for double half-cell printing5 Feb 2026US 2026/0040715 A1Guangdong Kelongwei Automation Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Stencil printer2 Jan 2025US 2025/0001753 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Screen printing apparatus with vacuum conveyor belt48US 5,553,536 AVan Os Enterprises · 1996
- Apparatus for silk screen printing36US 4,388,862 A1983
- Screen printing machines25US 6,089,149 A2000
- Vacuum track and pallets23US 4,984,960 APrecision Screen Machines, Inc. · 1991
- Stencil printing apparatus21US 4,195,567 A1980