B41J 25/3082
With print gap adjustment means on the print head carriage
Official title: {with print gap adjustment means on the print head carriage, e.g. for rotation around a guide bar or using a rotatable eccentric bearing}
B41J25/3082 (With print gap adjustment means on the print head carriage) appears on 170 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 170
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 58
- Inventors
- 389
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 10 |
| 2003 | 8 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
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| 2015 | 11 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 17 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Printhead force adjust and lift system and method4 Aug 2026US 12,697,829 B2Brady Worldwide, Inc.
- Detection system and inkjet recording apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,691,699 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Printing apparatus14 Jul 2026US 12,679,121 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Detection system and inkjet recording apparatus23 Jun 2026US 12,661,915 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Printer and printing method5 May 2026US 12,617,216 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Liquid discharge unit and liquid discharge apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257480 A1
- Printing apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200244 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inkjet printer5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061762 A1Riso Kagaku Corporation
- Printhead force adjust and lift system and method5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034813 A1Brady Worldwide, Inc.
- Printing device and printing method1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001349 A1Shenzhen Anker Smart Technology Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device to assure paper flatness and pen-to-paper spacing during printing105US 5,065,169 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1991
- Gap adjusting method and ink jet recording apparatus having gap adjusting mechanism59US 5,610,636 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Ink jet recording apparatus for maintaining constant distance between recording head and recording medium37US 5,859,653 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Print station in an ink jet printer29US 5,684,516 ALexmark International, Inc. · 1997
- Adjustable carriage apparatus28US 3,960,256 ADigital Equipment Corporation · 1976