B41J 27/00
Inking apparatus
B41J27/00 (Inking apparatus) appears on 86 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 86
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 163
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41J 27/10Inking apparatus: with ink applied by rollers31
- B41J 27/20Inking apparatus: with ink supplied by capillary action15
- B41J 27/16Inking apparatus: with ink deposited electrostatically or electromagnetically14
- B41J 27/02Inking apparatus: with ink applied by pads or rotary discs9
- B41J 27/22Inking apparatus: with inking discs or sectors3
Recent patents
- System and method for applying primer to different sizes of media in inkjet printers14 Jul 2026US 12,679,109 B2Xerox Corporation
- Recording device14 Oct 2025US 12,441,130 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Printing system26 Aug 2025US 12,397,540 B2Bobst Bielefeld GmbH
- Automatic label creator and method for can decorating26 Aug 2025US 12,397,563 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Printing apparatus and method of controlling printing apparatus15 Jul 2025US 12,358,312 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Medium processing apparatus and image forming system21 May 2026US 2026/0138386 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- System and method for applying primer to different sizes of media in inkjet printers14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256516 A1Xerox Corporation
- Automatic label creator and method for can decorating27 Feb 2025US 2025/0065645 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Printing machine with cold foil roller22 Aug 2024US 2024/0278299 A1
- Printing apparatus and method of controlling printing apparatus25 Jul 2024US 2024/0246348 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transfer printing apparatus with dispersion medium removal member105US 5,841,456 ASeiko Epson Corporation · 1998
- Diagonal openings in photodefinable glass53US 9,446,590 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. · 2016
- Non-impact printing device47US 4,238,807 AIng. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A. · 1980
- Direct ink delivery system for print heads utilizing adjustable means for controlling ink flows32US 4,353,654 ACentronics Data Computer Corp. · 1982
- Method for inking preassembled ribbon cartridges19US 3,981,387 ANCR Corporation · 1976