B41F 17/30
Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not
Official title: for printing on curved surfaces of essentially spherical, or part-spherical, articles
B41F17/30 (Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not) appears on 104 US grants and 92 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 104
- Published applications
- 92
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 164
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-axis holding device for golf ball orienting and printing7 Jul 2026US 12,673,242 B2Acushnet Company
- 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 line marker tool28 Apr 2026US 12,611,575 B1
- Golf ball holder13 Jan 2026US 12,521,613 B1Acushnet Company
- Ink cup assembly with non-magnetic force mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295990 A1Acushnet Company
- Printing apparatus and method of producing printed object2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184064 A1Shuhou Co., Ltd.
- Printed matter and method of manufacturing printed matter2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184066 A1Shuhou Co., Ltd.
- Golf ball having markings spaced from a centerline plane12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041967 A1Acushnet Company
- Toy fixture and printing system18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381495 A1Hasbro, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for applying advertisements to eggs90US 4,843,958 AAMI International · 1989
- Process for identification marking clear plastic articles76US 4,238,524 AAmerican Optical Corporation · 1980
- Method, apparatus and system for printing on textured, nonplanar objects40US 6,923,115 B12005
- Golf ball marker36US 5,743,180 A1998
- Tool for use in marking a golf ball35US 8,820,228 B22014