B41J 35/36
Alarms, indicators, or feed disabling devices responsive to ink ribbon breakage or
Official title: Alarms, indicators, or feed disabling devices responsive to ink ribbon breakage or exhaustion
B41J35/36 (Alarms, indicators, or feed disabling devices responsive to ink ribbon breakage or) appears on 259 US grants and 148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 259
- Published applications
- 148
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 380
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 12 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 19 |
| 2015 | 10 | 6 |
| 2016 | 21 | 3 |
| 2017 | 10 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Adaptive ribbon speed control systems and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,728,657 B2Printronix, Inc.
- Printing apparatus14 Jul 2026US 12,679,128 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image formation apparatus and method for controlling image formation apparatus21 Apr 2026US 12,605,956 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Media processing device and associated components for spool type detection and/or status9 Dec 2025US 12,491,725 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Tape cassette20 May 2025US 12,304,229 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Print consumable detection13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233538 A1Sanford, L. P.
- Label printer6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225387 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Media Processing Device with Temperature Compensation5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061757 A1Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Printer ribbon orientation system and method5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034817 A1Brady Worldwide, Inc.
- Media Processing Device and Associated Components for Spool Type Detection and/or Status4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367957 A1Zebra Technologies Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Arrangement for printer equipment for monitoring reservoirs that contain printing medium284US 5,365,312 AMannesmann Aktiengesellschaft · 1994
- Cartridge with data memory system and method regarding same260US 5,318,370 AVaritronic Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for preventing usage of an unauthorized inking ribbon in a thermal printing process167US 5,949,467 AFrancotyp-Postalia GmbH · 1999
- Method and apparatus for communicating between printer or laminator and supplies158US 6,386,772 B1Fargo Electronics, Inc. · 2002
- Automatically adjusting printing parameters using media identification151US 9,481,186 B2Datamax-O'Neil Corporation · 2016