B41J 3/28
Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for
Official title: for printing downwardly on flat surfaces, e.g. of books, drawings, boxes {, envelopes, e.g. flat-bed ink-jet printers}
B41J3/28 (Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for) appears on 635 US grants and 684 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 635
- Published applications
- 684
- Assignees
- 276
- Inventors
- 1,223
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11 |
| 2003 | 10 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 | 27 |
| 2005 | 4 | 23 |
| 2006 | 8 | 39 |
| 2007 | 16 | 34 |
| 2008 | 16 | 43 |
| 2009 | 20 | 52 |
| 2010 | 27 | 43 |
| 2011 | 46 | 26 |
| 2012 | 32 | 23 |
| 2013 | 22 | 23 |
| 2014 | 28 | 38 |
| 2015 | 34 | 23 |
| 2016 | 29 | 23 |
| 2017 | 20 | 21 |
| 2018 | 19 | 31 |
| 2019 | 19 | 23 |
| 2020 | 27 | 30 |
| 2021 | 24 | 27 |
| 2022 | 19 | 22 |
| 2023 | 20 | 27 |
| 2024 | 23 | 16 |
| 2025 | 17 | 27 |
| 2026 | 8 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- System and method for dual stage control of field printer robot25 Aug 2026US 12,715,207 B2Dusty Robotics, Inc.
- Liquid discharge apparatus including a discharger on a wheeled platform and conveyor12 May 2026US 12,623,475 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Printing at locations based on grid maps21 Apr 2026US 12,605,927 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
- Digital flatbed cutters21 Apr 2026US 12,605,946 B2Vivid Laminating Technologies Limited
- Apparatus and method for manufacturing display apparatus and electronic device including the display apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305150 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Greeting card for automated printing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273984 A1Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
- Inkjet printing apparatus including cleaning head and method of cleaning inkjet printing apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257479 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Droplet placement device, droplet placement method, and display device manufacturing method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217038 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Digital printing module23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208488 A1Bobst Mex SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Small printer205US 4,436,439 AEpson Corporation · 1984
- Electronic microcopier apparatus189US 4,523,235 A1985
- Handy printer system122US 5,927,872 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1999
- Method and apparatus for printing digital images on plastic bottles108US 6,135,654 ATetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A. · 2000
- Microcomputerized miniature postage meter104US 4,168,533 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1979