B41J 11/14
Platen-shift mechanisms
Official title: Platen-shift mechanisms; Driving gear therefor
B41J11/14 (Platen-shift mechanisms) appears on 146 US grants and 204 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 204
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 299
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2005 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 | 5 |
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| 2009 | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 21 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 12 | 14 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 18 |
| 2026 | 7 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Recording device and recording method of recording device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,552 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Platen mountable on a printer4 Aug 2026US 12,697,825 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Platen, printing device23 Jun 2026US 12,661,911 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Media application system with a moveable platen assembly for autonomous media replenishment16 Jun 2026US 12,654,474 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Transfer apparatus5 May 2026US 12,617,087 B2Eleven International Co., Ltd
- Media Application System with a Moveable Platen Assembly for Autonomous Media Replenishment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307404 A1Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Printer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264436 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Printer, storage medium, and printer control method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257498 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Printing apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257499 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Coating apparatus and article manufacturing method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249632 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laminated ink distribution assembly for a printer94US 6,796,731 B2Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004
- Recording apparatus and ink cartridge72US 4,893,137 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990
- Paper thickness sensor in a printer64US 6,488,422 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2002
- Printhead chassis assembly60US 6,988,840 B2Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2006
- Recording apparatus having an ink mist evacuation system49US 5,552,812 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996