B41J 2/16511
Constructions for cap positioning
Official title: {Constructions for cap positioning (B41J2/16547 takes precedence)}
B41J2/16511 (Constructions for cap positioning) appears on 737 US grants and 783 published applications in this corpus.
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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 apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,734,806 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Liquid discharge system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,640 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Cap device and discharge device25 Aug 2026US 12,715,174 B2Fuji Corporation
- Liquid discharge apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,715,217 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 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
- Automatically mounting printhead protection device for protecting at least one printhead1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296024 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Liquid ejection device and nozzle surface cleaning method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296025 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Maintenance unit and liquid ejection apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296031 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ink jet recording apparatus140US 4,577,203 AEpson Corporation · 1986
- Method and system for accessing the internet137US 6,813,039 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004
- Pivoting cap actuating assembly for printheads131US 5,677,715 AXerox Corporation · 1997
- Method and system for printing a document109US 6,728,000 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004
- Capping carriage for ink jet printer maintenance station105US 5,339,102 AXerox Corporation · 1994