B41J 2202/15
Moving nozzle or nozzle plate
B41J2202/15 (Moving nozzle or nozzle plate) appears on 289 US grants and 299 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 289
- Published applications
- 299
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 253
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 14 |
| 2005 | 12 | 21 |
| 2006 | 16 | 9 |
| 2007 | 17 | 14 |
| 2008 | 13 | 23 |
| 2009 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010 | 13 | 16 |
| 2011 | 26 | 8 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 18 |
| 2019 | 12 | 20 |
| 2020 | 9 | 25 |
| 2021 | 17 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluid droplets production apparatus and method252US 5,518,179 AThe Technology Partnership PLC · 1996
- Methods and apparatus for dispensing liquids as an atomized spray246US 5,938,117 AAerogen, Inc. · 1999
- Fluid drop ejector and method225US 5,828,394 AThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · 1998
- Droplet ejector with oscillating tapered aperture167US 6,629,646 B1Aerogen, Inc. · 2003
- Surface bend actuator vented ink supply ink jet printing mechanism146US 6,260,953 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2001