B41J 2/005
Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process
Official title: characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material (printing by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing or impression-transfer material B41J2/22)
B41J2/005 (Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process) appears on 46,818 US grants and 45,486 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 46,818
- Published applications
- 45,486
- Assignees
- 2,425
- Inventors
- 28,652
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 64 | 0 |
| 1977 | 78 | 0 |
| 1978 | 75 | 0 |
| 1979 | 44 | 0 |
| 1980 | 85 | 0 |
| 1981 | 96 | 0 |
| 1982 | 126 | 0 |
| 1983 | 139 | 0 |
| 1984 | 111 | 0 |
| 1985 | 168 | 0 |
| 1986 | 161 | 0 |
| 1987 | 154 | 0 |
| 1988 | 160 | 0 |
| 1989 | 171 | 0 |
| 1990 | 175 | 0 |
| 1991 | 144 | 0 |
| 1992 | 188 | 0 |
| 1993 | 180 | 0 |
| 1994 | 181 | 0 |
| 1995 | 303 | 0 |
| 1996 | 371 | 0 |
| 1997 | 421 | 0 |
| 1998 | 671 | 0 |
| 1999 | 741 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1057 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1388 | 376 |
| 2002 | 1511 | 1407 |
| 2003 | 1384 | 1443 |
| 2004 | 1251 | 1839 |
| 2005 | 1115 | 2418 |
| 2006 | 1365 | 2045 |
| 2007 | 1465 | 2109 |
| 2008 | 1553 | 2154 |
| 2009 | 1478 | 2267 |
| 2010 | 1950 | 1907 |
| 2011 | 2016 | 1815 |
| 2012 | 1707 | 1632 |
| 2013 | 1864 | 1784 |
| 2014 | 2131 | 1655 |
| 2015 | 2095 | 1731 |
| 2016 | 1779 | 1719 |
| 2017 | 1606 | 2083 |
| 2018 | 1587 | 2008 |
| 2019 | 1898 | 1919 |
| 2020 | 1819 | 2026 |
| 2021 | 1563 | 1904 |
| 2022 | 1449 | 1674 |
| 2023 | 1353 | 1572 |
| 2024 | 1270 | 1578 |
| 2025 | 1227 | 1345 |
| 2026 | 930 | 1076 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41J 2/01Ink jet46,256
- B41J 2/0057Where an intermediate transfer member receives the ink before transferring it on870
- B41J 2/215By passing a medium63
- B41J 2002/0052Control methods or devices for non ink jet headsIndexing code15
- B41J 2002/0055Heating elements adjacent to nozzle orifices of printhead for warming up inkIndexing code13
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- Printing device and method for controlling the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307384 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Printing apparatus, control method, and storage medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307385 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bubble jet recording method and apparatus in which a heating element generates bubbles in a liquid flow path to project droplets2,047US 4,723,129 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1988
- Droplet generating method and apparatus thereof1,847US 4,463,359 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1984
- Bubble jet recording method and apparatus in which a heating element generates bubbles in multiple liquid flow paths to project droplets1,733US 4,740,796 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1988
- Liquid jet recording head1,616US 4,558,333 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1985
- Ink jet recording method1,590US 4,345,262 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1982