B41J 2/16505
Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out
Official title: {Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out}
B41J2/16505 (Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out) appears on 2,986 US grants and 3,115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 2,986
- Published applications
- 3,115
- Assignees
- 240
- Inventors
- 3,176
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 38 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 52 | 16 |
| 2002 | 67 | 59 |
| 2003 | 68 | 67 |
| 2004 | 70 | 148 |
| 2005 | 74 | 140 |
| 2006 | 99 | 130 |
| 2007 | 104 | 148 |
| 2008 | 126 | 147 |
| 2009 | 89 | 152 |
| 2010 | 135 | 106 |
| 2011 | 136 | 91 |
| 2012 | 84 | 110 |
| 2013 | 96 | 84 |
| 2014 | 148 | 74 |
| 2015 | 102 | 101 |
| 2016 | 115 | 111 |
| 2017 | 75 | 135 |
| 2018 | 121 | 129 |
| 2019 | 135 | 150 |
| 2020 | 143 | 164 |
| 2021 | 118 | 157 |
| 2022 | 97 | 169 |
| 2023 | 111 | 158 |
| 2024 | 119 | 144 |
| 2025 | 120 | 133 |
| 2026 | 79 | 92 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Recording device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,556 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Maintenance device and inkjet recording apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,741,465 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Assembly method for liquid discharge device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,475 B2KYOCERA Corporation
- Liquid ejection apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,734,797 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Maintenance device and inkjet recording apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,734,806 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Inkjet recording apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307392 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Cleaning Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296020 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Anti-wetting coating for printhead cap seals1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296021 A1Xerox Corporation
- Printing apparatus and discharge head maintenance method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296022 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Liquid discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296023 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cutaneous administration system273US 6,723,077 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. · 2004
- Duplex inkjet printing system191US 6,447,113 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2002
- Protective capping apparatus for an ink-jet pen182US 5,682,186 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1997
- Printer consumable cartridge165US 6,290,349 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2001
- Service station for ink-jet printer159US 4,853,717 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1989