B41J 15/00
Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms
Official title: Devices or arrangements {of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers,} specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
B41J15/00 (Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms) appears on 3,699 US grants and 3,802 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 3,699
- Published applications
- 3,802
- Assignees
- 589
- Inventors
- 4,453
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 31 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 48 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 59 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 24 |
| 2002 | 62 | 56 |
| 2003 | 64 | 65 |
| 2004 | 64 | 114 |
| 2005 | 62 | 179 |
| 2006 | 98 | 114 |
| 2007 | 95 | 106 |
| 2008 | 74 | 107 |
| 2009 | 64 | 140 |
| 2010 | 87 | 115 |
| 2011 | 98 | 186 |
| 2012 | 88 | 142 |
| 2013 | 130 | 216 |
| 2014 | 206 | 165 |
| 2015 | 264 | 154 |
| 2016 | 196 | 158 |
| 2017 | 167 | 205 |
| 2018 | 157 | 211 |
| 2019 | 154 | 187 |
| 2020 | 179 | 175 |
| 2021 | 126 | 162 |
| 2022 | 142 | 191 |
| 2023 | 137 | 176 |
| 2024 | 157 | 147 |
| 2025 | 159 | 166 |
| 2026 | 89 | 141 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Inkjet printing device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,549 B2Makeblock Co., Ltd.
- Method for operating a system having a corrugator and a printing machine, and system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,550 B2BHS Corrugated Maschinen-und Anlagenbau GmbH
- Recording apparatus and sheet position adjustment method of recording apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,554 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Aqueous adhesive composition, cloth-transporting belt, ink jet textile printing apparatus, and methods for preparing aqueous adhesive composition6 Oct 2026US 12,753,011 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Tape cassette29 Sep 2026US 12,746,766 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Holder, tape cassette and image forming apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307401 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307402 A1Roland Dg Corporation
- Printer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307403 A1Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307407 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Winding device and printing apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307408 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mobile printer with optional battery accessory541US 8,723,904 B2Intermec IP Corp. · 2014
- Media gate for thermal transfer printers411US 9,375,945 B1Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2016
- Document having an encoded data structure288US 7,234,645 B2Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2007
- Intelligent printer components and printing system258US 6,227,643 B1Encad, Inc. · 2001
- Tilting touch screen for printer and printer with tilting touch screen255US 9,463,646 B2TransAct Technologies Incorporated · 2016