B41J 35/04
Ink-ribbon guides
B41J35/04 (Ink-ribbon guides) appears on 323 US grants and 97 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 323
- Published applications
- 97
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 528
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Printer drive mechanism21 Apr 2026US 12,605,955 B2Hand Held Products, Inc.
- Printer apparatus14 Apr 2026US 12,600,154 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- 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
- Media processing device and associated components for spool type detection and/or status9 Dec 2025US 12,491,725 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Printer23 Sep 2025US 12,420,569 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tape cassette including housing, tape roll, ribbon roll, and take-up spool spaced apart from ribbon roll in direction in which axis of ribbon roll extends1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296072 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- 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
- Media Processing Device with Temperature Compensation5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061757 A1Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Portable Handheld Self-Adhesive Tape Applicator and Printer26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054504 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tape cartidge and printing device155US 5,788,387 AMeisei International Patent Firm · 1998
- Tape cartridge and printing device having print medium cartridge125US 5,595,447 ASeiko Epson Corporation · 1997
- Tape supply cartridge111US 6,520,696 B2Brother Industries, Ltd. · 2003
- Thermal transfer printer with ink ribbon feed controller105US 5,429,443 AAlp Electric Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Ink ribbon cassette for use in transfer printer101US 5,466,076 AAlps Electric Co., Ltd. · 1995