B41J 2/475
For heating selectively by radiation or ultrasonic waves
Official title: for heating selectively {by radiation or ultrasonic waves}
B41J2/475 (For heating selectively by radiation or ultrasonic waves) appears on 399 US grants and 341 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 399
- Published applications
- 341
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 659
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 16 |
| 2003 | 14 | 13 |
| 2004 | 10 | 5 |
| 2005 | 10 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 13 |
| 2011 | 6 | 19 |
| 2012 | 18 | 14 |
| 2013 | 15 | 17 |
| 2014 | 20 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 16 | 20 |
| 2017 | 15 | 14 |
| 2018 | 18 | 20 |
| 2019 | 6 | 12 |
| 2020 | 21 | 23 |
| 2021 | 15 | 30 |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 | 23 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 | 6 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Marking method and marked receptacle28 Apr 2026US 12,611,873 B2Airnov, Inc.
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- Marking method and marked receptacle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241709 A1Airnov, Inc.
- Techniques for automated marking of dental appliances13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233338 A1Institut Straumann AG
- Drawing apparatus and method of forming drawn object18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166890 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Ink, ink set and printer26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054501 A1KYOCERA Corporation
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By later US patents
- Non-contact transfer printing158US 9,555,644 B2The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2017
- Non-impact single and multi-ply printing method and apparatus76US 4,460,676 A1984
- Thermal printer65US 5,164,742 AEastman Kodak Company · 1992
- Method of printing visually readable information on a compact disk57US 5,781,221 AEastman Kodak Company · 1998
- Temporal synchronizer for application of printing to a moving substrate55US 5,102,110 AQuad/Tech, Inc. · 1992