B41J 11/057
Structure of the surface
B41J11/057 (Structure of the surface) appears on 112 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 112
- Published applications
- 114
- Assignees
- 49
- Inventors
- 170
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
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| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Medium supporting mechanism and printing apparatus20 Aug 2024US 12,064,955 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Thermal printer with reduced print medium conveyance load16 Jul 2024US 12,036,788 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printing roller for a printer comprising a coated transport portion24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285067 A1Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
- Printer, storage medium, and printer control method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257498 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Non-impact printing machine comprising central cylinder and a charging device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109157 A1Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
- Platen Belt Drive Assembly19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048598 A1Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Printing mechanism for medical monitoring device and medical monitoring device26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206035 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
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By later US patents
- Laminated ink distribution assembly for a printer94US 6,796,731 B2Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004
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- Printhead service station26US 6,663,215 B2Hewlett-Packard Company · 2003