B41J 11/00
Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms
Official title: Devices or arrangements {of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers,} for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form (script supports connected to the typewriter or printer B41J29/15)
B41J11/00 (Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms) appears on 14,761 US grants and 15,416 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 14,761
- Published applications
- 15,416
- Assignees
- 1,658
- Inventors
- 16,815
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 39 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | 49 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 63 | 0 |
| 1987 | 55 | 0 |
| 1988 | 83 | 0 |
| 1989 | 83 | 0 |
| 1990 | 95 | 0 |
| 1991 | 92 | 0 |
| 1992 | 105 | 0 |
| 1993 | 97 | 0 |
| 1994 | 82 | 0 |
| 1995 | 95 | 0 |
| 1996 | 120 | 0 |
| 1997 | 116 | 0 |
| 1998 | 192 | 0 |
| 1999 | 187 | 0 |
| 2000 | 239 | 0 |
| 2001 | 237 | 87 |
| 2002 | 279 | 303 |
| 2003 | 313 | 327 |
| 2004 | 268 | 515 |
| 2005 | 279 | 608 |
| 2006 | 377 | 588 |
| 2007 | 327 | 527 |
| 2008 | 338 | 550 |
| 2009 | 326 | 586 |
| 2010 | 433 | 545 |
| 2011 | 464 | 600 |
| 2012 | 483 | 550 |
| 2013 | 530 | 673 |
| 2014 | 801 | 700 |
| 2015 | 878 | 718 |
| 2016 | 754 | 645 |
| 2017 | 581 | 697 |
| 2018 | 555 | 773 |
| 2019 | 691 | 763 |
| 2020 | 715 | 773 |
| 2021 | 607 | 777 |
| 2022 | 585 | 745 |
| 2023 | 569 | 639 |
| 2024 | 556 | 557 |
| 2025 | 506 | 627 |
| 2026 | 319 | 543 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41J 11/0015Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms: for treating before, during or4,377
- B41J 11/36Blanking or long feeds1,943
- B41J 11/02Platens1,730
- B41J 11/66Applications of cutting devices1,688
- B41J 11/0095Detecting means for copy material1,577
- B41J 11/007Conveyor belts or like feeding devices1,431
- B41J 11/008Controlling printhead for accurately positioning print image on printing material1,086
- B41J 11/0045Guides for printing material964
All 29 subgroupsShow fewer
- B41J 11/0085Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms: using suction for maintaining printing881
- B41J 11/009Detecting type of paper740
- B41J 11/0005Curl smoothing, i.e. smoothing down corrugated printing material645
- B41J 11/48Apparatus for condensed record, tally strip, or like work using two or590
- B41J 11/0025Handling copy materials differing in width453
- B41J 11/006Means for preventing paper jams or for facilitating their removal447
- B41J 11/20Platen adjustments for varying the strength of impression, for a varying number417
- B41J 11/0065Means for printing without leaving a margin on at least one edge400
- B41J 11/58Supply holders for sheets or fan-folded webs325
- B41J 11/26Pin feeds262
- B41J 11/001Handling wide copy materials222
- B41J 11/0035Handling copy materials differing in thickness166
- B41J 11/0075Low-paper indication, i.e. indicating the state when copy material has been used147
- B41J 11/24Detents, brakes, or couplings for feed rollers or platens55
- B41J 11/004Platenless printing, i.e. conveying the printing material freely, without support on its41
- B41J 11/22Paper-carriage guides or races35
- B41J 11/62Shields or masks18
- B41J 11/64Applications of scales or indicators16
- B41J 11/18Platen-impression arrangements5
- B41J 11/56Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms: specially constructed to facilitate storage3
- B41J 11/60Erasing or correcting tables3
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