B41J 2002/022
Control methods or devices for continuous ink jet
Official title: {Control methods or devices for continuous ink jet}
B41J2002/022 (Control methods or devices for continuous ink jet) appears on 157 US grants and 151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 157
- Published applications
- 151
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 248
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2002 | 6 | 8 |
| 2003 | 12 | 18 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | 10 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 9 | 7 |
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| 2012 | 10 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
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| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Liquid ejection device25 Aug 2026US 12,715,219 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Continuous inkjet printer4 Aug 2026US 12,697,818 B2Linx Printing Technologies Limited
- Apparatus and method for printing17 Feb 2026US 12,552,172 B2Videojet Technologies Inc.
- Inkjet recording device and inkjet recording method2 Dec 2025US 12,485,671 B2Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
- High-definition aerosol printing using an optimized aerosol distribution and aerodynamic lens system4 Nov 2025US 12,458,996 B2Integrated Deposition Solutions, Inc.
- Printhead9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192586 A1Videojet Technologies Inc.
- Method for Controlling Inkjet Recording Device5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034779 A1Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
- Method of driving liquid ejecting apparatus, and liquid ejecting apparatus1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001321 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Print head equipped with contamination detection device and contamination detection device18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381777 A1Kishu Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Inkjet Marking Apparatus and Inkjet Marking System30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332827 A1Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Continuous ink-jet printing method and apparatus169US 6,588,888 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2003
- Printhead having gas flow ink droplet separation and method of diverging ink droplets149US 6,554,410 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2003
- Ink jet apparatus having amplified asymmetric heating drop deflection125US 6,505,921 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2003
- Continuous inkjet printhead with selectable printing volumes of ink112US 6,575,566 B1Eastman Kodak Company · 2003
- Continuous ink jet printing apparatus with improved drop placement111US 6,491,362 B1Eastman Kodak Company · 2002