B41F 17/001
Pad printing apparatus or machines
Official title: {Pad printing apparatus or machines}
B41F17/001 (Pad printing apparatus or machines) appears on 265 US grants and 238 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 265
- Published applications
- 238
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 476
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 | 14 |
| 2008 | 3 | 19 |
| 2009 | 6 | 14 |
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| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for printing radiopaque indicia15 Sep 2026US 12,734,795 B2Medical Components, Inc.
- Golf ball alignment and registration in a transportation system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,020 B1Acushnet Company
- Printing tool, printing apparatus, and printing method19 May 2026US 12,629,932 B2Shuhou Co., Ltd.
- Golf ball holder3 Feb 2026US 12,540,036 B1Acushnet Company
- Golf ball holder13 Jan 2026US 12,521,613 B1Acushnet Company
- Ink cup assembly with non-magnetic force mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295990 A1Acushnet Company
- Pad printing device, method for providing window using the same, and method for providing electronic device having the window16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200255 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Printed matter manufacturing method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202029 A1Shuhou Co., Ltd.
- Printing apparatus and method of producing printed object2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184064 A1Shuhou Co., Ltd.
- Printing pad, method of manufacturing a printing pad, method of manufacturing a cover window using the printing pad2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184065 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multicolor pad printing system68US 6,276,266 B1Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2001
- Programmable pad printing apparatus and method58US 4,745,857 AMarkem Corporation · 1988
- Printing method and apparatus for performing the printing method50US 4,060,031 A1977
- Pad-type printing machine and plate inking assembly therefor37US 4,557,195 A1985
- Transfer printing apparatus36US 4,803,922 A1989