B41J 2/16544
Constructions for the positioning of wipers
Official title: {Constructions for the positioning of wipers}
B41J2/16544 (Constructions for the positioning of wipers) appears on 879 US grants and 879 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Wiping device, head maintenance device, and liquid discharge apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,642 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Liquid ejection apparatus and control method for liquid ejection apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,643 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Printer having array of overlapping printheads8 Sep 2026US 12,728,654 B2Memjet Technology Limited
- Inkjet recording apparatus18 Aug 2026US 12,709,100 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Printing apparatus14 Jul 2026US 12,679,098 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Head cleaning jig1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296030 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Maintenance unit and liquid ejection apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296031 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Maintenance system for inkjet heads and electronic apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285045 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Printing apparatus having an ejection unit forming an image on a print medium by ejecting liquid from an ejection port24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285046 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer and maintenance method of ink absorbing roller10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264408 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Service station for ink-jet printer159US 4,853,717 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1989
- Ink jet printer having a paper handling and maintenance station assembly156US 5,051,761 AXerox Corporation · 1991
- Ink jet recording apparatus140US 4,577,203 AEpson Corporation · 1986
- Method and apparatus for cleaning ink-jet printheads134US 5,103,244 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1992
- Liquid jet device with cleaning protective means132US 4,306,245 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1981