B41J 19/00
Character- or line-spacing mechanisms
B41J19/00 (Character- or line-spacing mechanisms) appears on 2,476 US grants and 1,775 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 2,476
- Published applications
- 1,775
- Assignees
- 373
- Inventors
- 3,399
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 34 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 50 | 0 |
| 2000 | 72 | 0 |
| 2001 | 79 | 29 |
| 2002 | 100 | 86 |
| 2003 | 106 | 92 |
| 2004 | 75 | 100 |
| 2005 | 71 | 110 |
| 2006 | 78 | 81 |
| 2007 | 52 | 92 |
| 2008 | 66 | 67 |
| 2009 | 48 | 80 |
| 2010 | 77 | 66 |
| 2011 | 69 | 77 |
| 2012 | 79 | 64 |
| 2013 | 77 | 98 |
| 2014 | 83 | 57 |
| 2015 | 83 | 46 |
| 2016 | 63 | 54 |
| 2017 | 56 | 83 |
| 2018 | 66 | 83 |
| 2019 | 77 | 60 |
| 2020 | 56 | 85 |
| 2021 | 72 | 60 |
| 2022 | 43 | 69 |
| 2023 | 48 | 63 |
| 2024 | 54 | 38 |
| 2025 | 44 | 18 |
| 2026 | 13 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41J 19/18Character-spacing or back-spacing mechanisms1,311
- B41J 19/14Character- or line-spacing mechanisms: with means for effecting line or character spacing791
- B41J 19/005Cable or belt constructions for driving print, type or paper-carriages181
- B41J 19/76Line-spacing mechanisms90
- B41J 19/16Special spacing mechanisms for circular, spiral, or diagonal-printing apparatus87
- B41J 19/04Sound-deadening or shock-absorbing devices or measures therein31
- B41J 19/02Character- or line-spacing mechanisms: with retarding devices6
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By later US patents
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