B41F 15/40
Inking units
B41F15/40 (Inking units) appears on 364 US grants and 238 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 364
- Published applications
- 238
- Assignees
- 146
- Inventors
- 498
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 12 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 15 |
| 2014 | 10 | 18 |
| 2015 | 23 | 18 |
| 2016 | 18 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 16 |
| 2021 | 16 | 9 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Machine for handling sheets, comprising an inspection device and a sensor adjustment path in the clear width25 Aug 2026US 12,716,848 B2Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
- Angled printing12 May 2026US 12,623,450 B2Asmpt Smt Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Stencil printing machine and alignment method28 Apr 2026US 12,611,857 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Solder paste dispensing feedback system and circuit board printer using the same10 Feb 2026US 12,544,847 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Systems and methods for dry powder coating layers of an electrochemical cell30 Dec 2025US 12,508,624 B2Dragonfly Energy Corp.
- Hybrid Screen Printng System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273918 A1
- Method for producing a nutraceutical delivery system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256181 A1Exentis Knowledge GmbH
- Printing apparatus and method of producing printed object2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184064 A1Shuhou Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for dry powder coating layers of an electrochemical cell25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175254 A1Dragonfly Energy Corp.
- Machine for handling sheets, comprising an inspection device and a sensor adjustment path in the clear width30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118283 A1Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flow-dividing arrangement462US 5,992,453 A1999
- Card assembly apparatus192US 5,080,748 ABostec Systems, Inc. · 1992
- Paste feeding apparatus67US 5,265,773 AKabushiki Kaisha Marukomu · 1993
- Applicator for uniformly distributing a flowable material over a receiving surface60US 4,550,681 A1985
- Method for screen printing of paste35US 5,309,837 ATani Denkikogyo Co., Ltd. · 1994