B41J 2/48
Melting ink on a film or melting ink granules
Official title: melting ink on a film or melting ink granules
B41J2/48 (Melting ink on a film or melting ink granules) appears on 39 US grants and 24 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 39
- Published applications
- 24
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 84
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for decorating substrates14 Jul 2026US 12,679,108 B2ACTEGA North America Technologies, Inc.
- Ink, ink set and printer25 Nov 2025US 12,479,213 B2KYOCERA Corporation
- Printing device29 Jul 2025US 12,370,812 B2KYOCERA Corporation
- Systems and methods for decorating substrates17 Sep 2024US 12,090,769 B2ACTEGA North America Technologies, Inc.
- Direct thermal recording media with perforated particles8 Aug 2023US 11,718,103 B2Appvion, Inc.
- Ink, ink set and printer26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054501 A1KYOCERA Corporation
- Printing device9 Oct 2025US 2025/0313018 A1KYOCERA Corporation
- Systems and methods for decorating substrates3 Oct 2024US 2024/0326469 A1ACTEGA North America Technologies, Inc.
- Printing process26 Sep 2024US 2024/0316974 A1Berry Global, Inc.
- Ink, ink set and printer16 Nov 2023US 2023/0364922 A1KYOCERA Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Temporal synchronizer for application of printing to a moving substrate55US 5,102,110 AQuad/Tech, Inc. · 1992
- Optical printing system27US 4,740,809 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1988
- Thermal printer for producing transparencies22US 5,105,206 AEastman Kodak Company · 1992
- Digital printers using multiple lasers or laser arrays with different wavelengths22US 5,625,402 AEastman Kodak Company · 1997
- Thermo transfer printer21US 4,764,776 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1988