B41J 13/12
Specially adapted for small cards, envelopes, or the like
Official title: specially adapted for {small} cards, envelopes, or the like {, e.g. credit cards, cut visiting cards}
B41J13/12 (Specially adapted for small cards, envelopes, or the like) appears on 525 US grants and 467 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 525
- Published applications
- 467
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 693
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 20 |
| 2003 | 21 | 27 |
| 2004 | 24 | 46 |
| 2005 | 23 | 52 |
| 2006 | 34 | 32 |
| 2007 | 28 | 30 |
| 2008 | 28 | 25 |
| 2009 | 23 | 24 |
| 2010 | 21 | 14 |
| 2011 | 22 | 11 |
| 2012 | 16 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 | 11 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 |
| 2015 | 18 | 7 |
| 2016 | 14 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 19 |
| 2020 | 21 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 19 |
| 2023 | 14 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026 | 4 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Card issuing device28 Apr 2026US 12,612,282 B2Nidec Instruments Corporation
- Drop-on-demand ink delivery systems and methods with tankless recirculation for card processing systems24 Feb 2026US 12,558,904 B2Entrust Corporation
- Positioning device for cards30 Sep 2025US 12,427,611 B2IAI industrial systems B.V.
- Printing apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257495 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Personalized card printing using a high resolution printhead23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208511 A1Entrust Corporation
- Method and system for printing on card labels9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192573 A1Entrust Corporation
- Card personalization system with split plasma nozzle9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192576 A1Entrust Corporation
- Method and system for printing cards9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192582 A1Atlantic Zeiser GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular card processing system234US 5,266,781 ADataCard Corporation · 1993
- Document holder with preprinted locating aid175US 4,636,099 A1987
- Method and system for object selection163US 6,720,985 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004
- Method and apparatus for communicating between printer or laminator and supplies158US 6,386,772 B1Fargo Electronics, Inc. · 2002
- Ink cartridge for compact printer system119US 6,238,043 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2001