B41J 2/47
Using the combination of scanning and modulation of light
Official title: using the combination of scanning and modulation of light
B41J2/47 (Using the combination of scanning and modulation of light) appears on 1,735 US grants and 1,358 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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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
- 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.
- Laser marker25 Aug 2026US 12,718,035 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Bookbinding apparatus that creates book by bonding a plurality of sheets using toner11 Aug 2026US 12,704,798 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Pattern transfer printing systems and methods21 Jul 2026US 12,686,224 B2Wuhan DR Laser Technology Corp,. LTD
- OLED print head30 Jun 2026US 12,668,069 B2Avision Inc.
- Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299459 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Uv laser marker17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273955 A1Keyence Corporation
- Scanning optical device and image forming apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259518 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Light scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251996 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241708 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for laser-discharge imaging a printing plate135US 5,351,617 APresstek, Inc. · 1994
- Light modulator using large area light sources132US 5,049,901 ACreo Products Inc. · 1991
- Multi-beam optical system using lenslet arrays in laser multi-beam printers and recorders125US 5,619,245 AEastman Kodak Company · 1997
- Method of assembling and adjusting a multi-beam scanning optical apparatus and method of manufacturing a multi-beam scanning optical apparatus112US 9,442,288 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2016
- Print method and apparatus for re-writable medium90US 5,866,284 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1999