B41J 33/06
Ribbons associated, but not moving, with typewriter platens
Official title: Ribbons associated, but not moving, with typewriter platens, e.g. extending transversely to the length of the platen
B41J33/06 (Ribbons associated, but not moving, with typewriter platens) appears on 28 US grants and 14 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 28
- Published applications
- 14
- Assignees
- 16
- Inventors
- 52
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
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| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Printer apparatus14 Apr 2026US 12,600,154 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ink ribbon cartridge having first and second protrusions to be fitted in first and second holes of frame of printing device, and printing device using the same31 Mar 2026US 12,589,606 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Media processing device with enhanced media and ribbon loading and unloading features8 Oct 2024US 12,109,827 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Media processing device with enhanced media and ribbon loading and unloading features24 Oct 2023US 11,794,503 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Media processing device with enhanced media and ribbon loading and unloading features23 Mar 2021US 10,953,677 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Ink ribbon cartridge1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296077 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Ink ribbon cartridge1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296078 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Printing device and control method for printing device20 Mar 2025US 2025/0091374 A1Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer apparatus24 Oct 2024US 2024/0351358 A1Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ink ribbon cartridge having first and second protrusions to be fitted in first and second holes of frame of printing device, and printing device using the same21 Mar 2024US 2024/0092105 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ribbon transport mechanism having driven pivoting carrier beam and method of using23US 6,036,382 AWillett International Limited · 2000
- Compliant ribbon-guiding structure19US 4,047,608 A1977
- Articulated ribbon-guiding structure17US 4,047,607 A1977
- Ribbon feed mechanism providing a constant relative velocity between ribbon and print head17US 4,632,582 ACentronics Data Computer Corp. · 1986
- Printing apparatus and tape clamp therefor13US 4,420,268 ASony Corporation · 1983