B41J 33/16
With drive applied to spool or spool spindle
Official title: with drive applied to spool or spool spindle
B41J33/16 (With drive applied to spool or spool spindle) appears on 172 US grants and 104 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 172
- Published applications
- 104
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 234
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adaptive ribbon speed control systems and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,728,657 B2Printronix, Inc.
- Printer14 Jul 2026US 12,679,127 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer drive mechanism21 Apr 2026US 12,605,955 B2Hand Held Products, Inc.
- Auxiliary tape cassette provided with case having guide surface around which printing tape is wrapped to form spiral portion16 Dec 2025US 12,496,844 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ribbon spool locking apparatus13 May 2025US 12,296,607 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Tape transfer apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0180158 A1Dover Europe SàRl
- Ink ribbon cartridge16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103013 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Tape cassette including partition plate partitioning internal space of housing into first space in which tape roll is positioned and second space in which first and second gears are positioned2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091600 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tape cassette including tape roll, ribbon spool, ribbon take-up spool, housing including partition plate and arm, first gear, and second gear2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091606 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tape cassette including ribbon roll and housing including first partition plate and arm2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091607 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Printing apparatus with cassette88US 5,431,504 AEsselte Dymo N V · 1995
- Tape drive and printing apparatus51US 7,150,572 B2Zippher Limited · 2006
- Ribbon roll drive46US 5,326,182 ADatamax Bar Code Products Corporation · 1994
- Ribbon feed and lift mechanism for a typewriter39US 4,247,210 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1981
- Ribbon feed and lift mechanism for a typewriter34US 4,329,072 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1982