B41J 2202/30
Embodiments of or processes related to thermal heads
B41J2202/30 (Embodiments of or processes related to thermal heads) appears on 443 US grants and 415 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 443
- Published applications
- 415
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 647
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 5 |
| 2002 | 23 | 13 |
| 2003 | 16 | 17 |
| 2004 | 12 | 17 |
| 2005 | 15 | 21 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12 |
| 2008 | 11 | 16 |
| 2009 | 6 | 19 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 17 | 8 |
| 2012 | 14 | 21 |
| 2013 | 20 | 14 |
| 2014 | 20 | 29 |
| 2015 | 30 | 21 |
| 2016 | 29 | 31 |
| 2017 | 33 | 27 |
| 2018 | 22 | 26 |
| 2019 | 22 | 19 |
| 2020 | 18 | 22 |
| 2021 | 16 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41J 2202/31Thermal printer with head or platen movableIndexing code167
- B41J 2202/37Writing and erasing thermal headIndexing code98
- B41J 2202/33Thermal printer with pre-coating or post-coating ribbon systemIndexing code66
- B41J 2202/34Thermal printer with pre-coating or post-processingIndexing code42
- B41J 2202/35Thermal printing on id cardIndexing code32
- B41J 2202/32Thermal head for perforating stencilIndexing code31
- B41J 2202/36Thermal printing on disk-shaped mediumIndexing code6
- B41J 2202/38Test pattern thermal printingIndexing code6
Recent patents
- Optimal alignment of a printhead in a thermal printing apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,741,474 B2Hand Held Products, Inc.
- Printhead opening system and method14 Jul 2026US 12,679,126 B2Brady Worldwide, Inc.
- Printing device28 Apr 2026US 12,611,876 B2Bixolon Co., Ltd.
- Printer apparatus14 Apr 2026US 12,600,154 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus and medium abnormality detection method20 Jan 2026US 12,528,302 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Thermal printer and portable terminal17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273954 A1Seiko Instruments Inc.
- Printer and information writing method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273967 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- A printing apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264429 A1Dover Europe SàRl
- Printer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249628 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Thermal printer16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200240 A1Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermal printer with single latch, adjustable media storage and centering assemblies and print assembly133US 9,061,527 B2Datamax-O'Neil Corporation · 2015
- Information card producing device65US 5,959,278 ANisca Corporation · 1999
- Printer having an intermediate transfer film51US 6,261,012 B1Fargo Electronics, Inc. · 2001
- Rewritable card printer48US 7,192,208 B2Futurelogic, Inc. · 2007
- Heat transfer ink sheet having a precoating layer which is thermally transferred prior to sublimation of an ink dye47US 5,116,148 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1992