B41J 33/14
Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
B41J33/14 (Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms) appears on 756 US grants and 308 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 756
- Published applications
- 308
- Assignees
- 251
- Inventors
- 940
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 30 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 13 |
| 2003 | 10 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 9 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 14 |
| 2014 | 16 | 30 |
| 2015 | 15 | 11 |
| 2016 | 34 | 14 |
| 2017 | 24 | 14 |
| 2018 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 11 | 16 |
| 2020 | 17 | 20 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 |
| 2025 | 16 | 14 |
| 2026 | 7 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41J 33/16With drive applied to spool or spool spindle172
- B41J 33/52Braking devices therefor125
- B41J 33/36With means for adjusting feeding rate110
- B41J 33/24With drive applied directly to ribbon93
- B41J 33/40With arrangements for reversing the feed direction89
- B41J 33/34Driven by motors independently of the machine as a whole87
- B41J 33/54For ensuring maximum life of the ribbon85
- B41J 33/38Slow78
Recent patents
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- Printing device, and printing cassette including case that houses input part, output part, and transmission mechanism for transmitting drive force from input part to output part21 Jul 2026US 12,686,217 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer14 Jul 2026US 12,679,127 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer and sheet support device23 Jun 2026US 12,661,918 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264436 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Printing apparatus and methods of operating a printing apparatus9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192584 A1Dover Europe SàRl
- Methods and apparatus for controlling a printhead9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192585 A1Dover Europe SàRl
- Printing apparatus and printing method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184085 A1Dover Europe SàRl
- Tape transfer apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0180158 A1Dover Europe SàRl
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tape cartidge and printing device155US 5,788,387 AMeisei International Patent Firm · 1998
- Printing systems146US 5,160,943 AEsselte Meto International Produktions GmbH · 1992
- Tape cassette138US 5,653,542 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Tape label printing device127US 6,042,280 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2000
- Tape cartridge and printing device having print medium cartridge125US 5,595,447 ASeiko Epson Corporation · 1997