B41J 2/435
Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process
Official title: characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material
B41J2/435 (Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process) appears on 4,047 US grants and 3,137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 4,047
- Published applications
- 3,137
- Assignees
- 671
- Inventors
- 5,232
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 27 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | 40 | 0 |
| 1990 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | 47 | 0 |
| 1992 | 55 | 0 |
| 1993 | 51 | 0 |
| 1994 | 65 | 0 |
| 1995 | 75 | 0 |
| 1996 | 74 | 0 |
| 1997 | 94 | 0 |
| 1998 | 158 | 0 |
| 1999 | 134 | 0 |
| 2000 | 150 | 0 |
| 2001 | 168 | 61 |
| 2002 | 139 | 158 |
| 2003 | 136 | 158 |
| 2004 | 155 | 167 |
| 2005 | 112 | 174 |
| 2006 | 129 | 163 |
| 2007 | 101 | 176 |
| 2008 | 105 | 176 |
| 2009 | 102 | 189 |
| 2010 | 148 | 177 |
| 2011 | 148 | 202 |
| 2012 | 169 | 135 |
| 2013 | 191 | 154 |
| 2014 | 187 | 89 |
| 2015 | 134 | 128 |
| 2016 | 116 | 89 |
| 2017 | 105 | 77 |
| 2018 | 81 | 90 |
| 2019 | 69 | 75 |
| 2020 | 79 | 90 |
| 2021 | 61 | 71 |
| 2022 | 50 | 66 |
| 2023 | 42 | 66 |
| 2024 | 53 | 56 |
| 2025 | 50 | 90 |
| 2026 | 38 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Casing for optical scanning device, including positioning mechanism that positions main body on upper side with respect to main body on lower side, in horizontal and height directions, and optical scanning device having such casing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,559 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Device for processing documents29 Sep 2026US 12,746,775 B2MB AUTOMATION GmbH & Co. KG
- Image forming apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,734,829 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Exposure apparatus and image-forming apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,730,252 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Exposure apparatus and image-forming apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,730,391 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printing apparatus, printing method, and storage medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296003 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Laser marking of containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296083 A1Krones AG
- Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299459 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Uv laser marker17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273955 A1Keyence Corporation
- 3d package for semiconductor thermal management17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273956 A1Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Linear spatial light modulator and printer423US 4,596,992 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1986
- Spatial light modulator system410US 5,028,939 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1991
- Method of calibrating a spatial light modulator printing system280US 5,842,088 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1998
- Down-loadable hand-held optical reader271US 6,119,944 ASymbol Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Pattern generator using EUV240US 6,687,041 B1Micronic Laser Systems AB · 2004