B41F 23/0409
Ultraviolet dryers
Official title: {Ultraviolet dryers}
B41F23/0409 (Ultraviolet dryers) appears on 145 US grants and 158 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 145
- Published applications
- 158
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 261
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Printing system of security materials and anti-forgery documents with raised printing and process thereof2 Jun 2026US 12,643,320 B2Sam Security Printing Matbaa Anonim Sirketi
- Industrial printing apparatus7 Apr 2026US 12,594,755 B1
- Active energy irradiation device and inkjet printer30 Dec 2025US 12,508,827 B2Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- Methods and devices for printing on substrates23 Dec 2025US 12,502,883 B2Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- Print agent drying apparatus16 Dec 2025US 12,496,845 B2HP Scitex Ltd.
- Processing method for heat transfer printing fabric based on uv-printed three-dimensional graphics23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210036 A1Hunan Shangxin New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for operating a printing machine for flexographic printing27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360705 A1Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Irradiation device with excimer emitters as uv source16 Oct 2025US 2025/0323034 A1Iot – Innovative Oberflaechentechnologien GmbH
- Complex wavelength uv led conveyor system3 Jul 2025US 2025/0216151 A1Uver Co., Ltd.
- Active energy irradiation device and inkjet printer17 Apr 2025US 2025/0121618 A1Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
Most cited
By later US patents
- High efficiency solid-state light source and methods of use and manufacture122US 8,192,053 B2Phoseon Technology, Inc. · 2012
- Ultraviolet curing lamp device78US 4,563,589 A1986
- Curing apparatus and method60US 4,434,562 AAmerican Screen Printing Equipment Company · 1984
- Wide range power control for electric discharge lamp and press using the same46US 4,033,263 AHarris Corporation · 1977
- Water jacket for ultraviolet lamp46US 4,101,424 ASun Chemical Corporation · 1978