B41K 3/54
Inking devices
B41K3/54 (Inking devices) appears on 156 US grants and 30 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41K- Granted patents
- 156
- Published applications
- 30
- Assignees
- 62
- Inventors
- 164
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Marking device24 Feb 2026US 12,558,772 B2Shachihata Inc.
- Apparatus for craftwork6 Jan 2026US 12,515,469 B1My Sweet Petunia, Inc.
- System for high throughput printing of pressure sensitive adhesive7 Oct 2025US 12,434,258 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Multi-color hot stamp printing system26 Aug 2025US 12,397,572 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Architected stamps for liquid transfer printing8 Aug 2023US 11,718,115 B2National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Multi-color hot stamp printing system27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360739 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Strategic Alignment Marker Grouped Stamps15 Aug 2024US 2024/0270006 A1
- Marking device14 Dec 2023US 2023/0398679 A1Shachihata Inc.
- System and method for high throughput printing of pressure sensitive adhesive16 Mar 2023US 2023/0081069 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Multi-Color Retransfer Single Stamping System And Method7 Apr 2022US 2022/0105740 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Printing apparatus having interchangeable large character type fonts and tape-ribbon cartridge therefor83US 4,360,278 AKroy Inc. · 1982