B41J 35/28
Detachable carriers or holders for ink-ribbon mechanisms
B41J35/28 (Detachable carriers or holders for ink-ribbon mechanisms) appears on 246 US grants and 115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 246
- Published applications
- 115
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 398
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ribbon cartridge15 Sep 2026US 12,734,840 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Printer drive mechanism21 Apr 2026US 12,605,955 B2Hand Held Products, Inc.
- 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
- Tape cassette including tape and cover film, and method of creating labels with the tape cassette27 Jan 2026US 12,534,645 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
- Ribbon cartridge automatic centering system and method5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034818 A1Brady Worldwide, Inc.
- Collapsible Core System and Method5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035205 A1Brady Worldwide, Inc.
- Media Processing Device and Associated Components for Spool Type Detection and/or Status4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367957 A1Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Cassette including protrusion configured to contact widthwise center portion of ink ribbon to cause ink ribbon to be curved11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282164 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Cassette including take-up spool and lower case provided with upper and lower support portions respectively supporting upper and lower ends of take-up spool11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282165 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tape feed cassette with tape cutter and guide161US 5,188,469 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1993
- Tape cassette138US 5,653,542 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Tape feed mechanism with tape cutter and guide128US 5,348,406 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1994
- Tape feed mechanism having ribbon inked surface directed toward ribbon spool128US 5,419,648 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1995
- Thermal printing apparatus and tape supply cartridge therefor127US 5,022,771 AKroy Inc. · 1991