B41J 11/00216
Using infrared [ir] radiation or microwaves
Official title: {using infrared [IR] radiation or microwaves}
B41J11/00216 (Using infrared [ir] radiation or microwaves) appears on 728 US grants and 878 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 728
- Published applications
- 878
- Assignees
- 162
- Inventors
- 1,352
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002 | 17 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 17 |
| 2004 | 7 | 28 |
| 2005 | 5 | 19 |
| 2006 | 14 | 18 |
| 2007 | 19 | 27 |
| 2008 | 10 | 18 |
| 2009 | 14 | 29 |
| 2010 | 20 | 30 |
| 2011 | 21 | 30 |
| 2012 | 21 | 30 |
| 2013 | 26 | 35 |
| 2014 | 48 | 50 |
| 2015 | 40 | 41 |
| 2016 | 39 | 28 |
| 2017 | 31 | 47 |
| 2018 | 37 | 67 |
| 2019 | 67 | 72 |
| 2020 | 57 | 59 |
| 2021 | 50 | 40 |
| 2022 | 32 | 51 |
| 2023 | 29 | 37 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 |
| 2025 | 30 | 40 |
| 2026 | 14 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Missing jet detection for precoat solution in ink jet printing systems and methods thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,722,398 B2Xerox Corporation
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- Dryer, liquid discharge apparatus, and liquid discharge system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296065 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Liquid discharge apparatus, liquid discharge system, and liquid discharge method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273961 A1
- Inkjet printing apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249622 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Hot steam generator and system for printing a substrate20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243011 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermal ink-jet printing with fast- and slow-drying inks136US 5,371,531 AXerox Corporation · 1994
- Apparatus and method for drying ink deposited by ink jet printing110US 5,631,685 AXerox Corporation · 1997
- Printing processes with microwave drying100US 5,220,346 AXerox Corporation · 1993
- Ink jet printer93US 5,376,957 ASigntech USA, Ltd. · 1994
- Liquid ink printer having multiple pass drying93US 5,757,407 AXerox Corporation · 1998