B41J 3/4073
Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form
Official title: {Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects (B41J3/283, B41J3/286 take precedence; building up a 3D object using individual droplets from jetting heads B29C64/112)}
B41J3/4073 (Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form) appears on 1,207 US grants and 1,563 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 1,207
- Published applications
- 1,563
- Assignees
- 538
- Inventors
- 2,318
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 9 | 9 |
| 2002 | 8 | 18 |
| 2003 | 20 | 13 |
| 2004 | 19 | 47 |
| 2005 | 9 | 19 |
| 2006 | 25 | 31 |
| 2007 | 21 | 37 |
| 2008 | 17 | 35 |
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| 2018 | 64 | 99 |
| 2019 | 79 | 96 |
| 2020 | 88 | 119 |
| 2021 | 78 | 97 |
| 2022 | 72 | 126 |
| 2023 | 105 | 104 |
| 2024 | 76 | 112 |
| 2025 | 83 | 83 |
| 2026 | 37 | 64 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for dispensing treatment liquid29 Sep 2026US 12,751,239 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Robotic system for object manipulation placement and marking22 Sep 2026US 12,741,384 B2Ontario, Ltd. (Canadian Corp)
- Automated total nail care systems, devices and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,733,725 B210Beauty, Inc.
- Liquid discharge system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,640 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Apparatus, system and method of automatic registration and color adjustment based upon machine elements and ambient parameters8 Sep 2026US 12,728,646 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Apparatus and method for ink refill of a can decorator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307393 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Driving method and liquid discharge apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295997 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Laser marking of containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296083 A1Krones AG
- Liquid ejection apparatus and liquid ejection method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285065 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Printing roller for a printer comprising a coated transport portion24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285067 A1Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of forming an electronic device387US 6,503,831 B2Patterning Technologies Limited · 2003
- Apparatus and methods for 3D printing245US 7,291,002 B2Z Corporation · 2007
- 3-D model making241US 5,740,051 ASanders Prototypes Inc. · 1998
- 3-D model maker217US 5,506,607 ASanders Prototypes Inc. · 1996
- Devices for presenting airborne materials to the nose197US 6,325,475 B1MicroFab Technologies, Inc. · 2001