B41J 2/17523
Ink connection
Official title: {Ink connection}
B41J2/17523 (Ink connection) appears on 2,784 US grants and 2,708 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 2,784
- Published applications
- 2,708
- Assignees
- 206
- Inventors
- 2,297
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 74 | 119 |
| 2004 | 93 | 116 |
| 2005 | 84 | 174 |
| 2006 | 120 | 75 |
| 2007 | 123 | 102 |
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| 2020 | 162 | 186 |
| 2021 | 154 | 125 |
| 2022 | 108 | 116 |
| 2023 | 116 | 141 |
| 2024 | 92 | 93 |
| 2025 | 119 | 136 |
| 2026 | 56 | 85 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Container housing device and inkjet recording apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,544 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Printing apparatus6 Oct 2026US RE51,052 E1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Flow path connection mechanism and inkjet recording apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,755 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Liquid storage container15 Sep 2026US 12,734,813 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 3D surface printing apparatus for the edge area of substrate8 Sep 2026US 12,728,648 B2Enjet Co. Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for ink refill of a can decorator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307393 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Inkjet recording apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307394 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Liquid accommodation body and method of pouring liquid into liquid accommodation body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296035 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Liquid supply apparatus, printing system, and printing apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296036 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ink container and system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296038 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Replaceable part with integral memory for usage, calibration and other data311US 5,835,817 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1998
- Replaceable part with integral memory for usage, calibration and other data276US 5,699,091 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1997
- Apparatus controlled by data from consumable parts with incorporated memory devices266US 5,812,156 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1998
- Ink delivery system for an inkjet printhead237US 5,278,584 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1994
- Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving information on a replaceable printing component224US 6,039,430 AHewlett-Packard Company · 2000