B41K 3/00
Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to
Official title: Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped (means for printing on articles of special shape or having a surface of particular configuration B41F17/00)
B41K3/00 (Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to) appears on 543 US grants and 186 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41K- Granted patents
- 543
- Published applications
- 186
- Assignees
- 237
- Inventors
- 698
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 29 | 0 |
| 1984 | 28 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 13 |
| 2016 | 15 | 21 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 17 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022 | 15 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41K 3/02Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to318
- B41K 3/54Inking devices156
- B41K 3/44Means for handling copy matter91
- B41K 3/62Details or accessories61
- B41K 3/36Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to23
- B41K 3/26Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to18
- B41K 3/32Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to18
- B41K 3/005Cheque stamping machines15
Recent patents
- Positioning aid for a stamping tool18 Aug 2026US 12,709,111 B1
- Numbering unit with universal lower part for vertical and horizontal numbering units21 Jul 2026US 12,686,222 B2Zeisergmbh
- Clamping fixation of numbering units30 Jun 2026US 12,668,074 B2Zeiser GmbH
- Character-printing vacuum sealer and sealing method using this character-printing vacuum sealer19 May 2026US 12,630,324 B2Ningbo Kedly Appliance Industry Co., Ltd.
- Marking device24 Feb 2026US 12,558,772 B2Shachihata Inc.
- Positioning aid for a stamping tool20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241732 A1
- Character-printing vacuum sealer and sealing method using this character-printing vacuum sealer23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109505 A1Ningbo Kedly Appliance Industry Co., Ltd.
- Craftwork tools and kits19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048605 A1My Sweet Petunia, Inc.
- Transfer printing stamps and methods of stamp delamination25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388011 A1X-Celeprint Limited
- Multi-color hot stamp printing system27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360739 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and methods for micro-transfer-printing144US 9,358,775 B2X-Celeprint Limited · 2016
- Printing apparatus and printing cartridge therefor136US 4,402,619 AKroy Inc. · 1983
- Tape-ribbon printing cartridge106US 4,391,539 AKroy Inc. · 1983
- Printing cartridge102US 4,226,547 AKroy Industries Inc. · 1980
- Hand-held printer and method for adhesive tape98US 5,784,959 A1998