B41J 17/02
Feeding mechanisms
B41J17/02 (Feeding mechanisms) appears on 218 US grants and 113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 218
- Published applications
- 113
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 358
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2021 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Printing apparatus and control method25 Aug 2026US 12,715,231 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Auxiliary tape cassette including auxiliary tape, gear, and case that accommodates therein at least a part of auxiliary tape and at least a part of gear17 Mar 2026US 12,576,656 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Foil transfer film cartridge and foil transfer device17 Mar 2026US 12,577,070 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Label, peeling, universal printheads and related methods26 Aug 2025US 12,397,567 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Medicine packaging device, ink ribbon running control method, ink ribbon roll and ink ribbon cassette10 Jun 2025US 12,325,249 B2Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Tape cassette including partition plate partitioning internal space of housing into first space in which tape roll is positioned and second space in which first and second gears are positioned2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091600 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer and printing cassette30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332851 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printing apparatus and control method2 Jan 2025US 2025/0001777 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Feed assembly for a support assembly of a heat transfer printer and cutter27 Jun 2024US 2024/0208254 A1Stahls' Inc.
- Indirect transfer printer and conveyance method of indirect30 May 2024US 2024/0174015 A1Toppan Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tape supply cartridge111US 6,520,696 B2Brother Industries, Ltd. · 2003
- Construction for mounting an ink ribbon cassette in a heat transferable line printer47US 4,944,619 AMag-Tek, Inc. · 1990
- Thermal transfer printer with controlled ribbon feed46US 5,372,439 AZebra Technologies Corporation · 1994
- Door structure for a thermal demand printer46US 5,790,162 AZebra Technologies Corporation · 1998
- Printer for printing on a continuous print medium43US 5,647,679 AITW Limited · 1997