B41M
Printing, duplicating, marking, or copying processes
Official title: PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, (correction of typographical errors B41J; processes for applying transfer pictures or the like B44C1/16; fluid media for correction of typographical errors by coating C09D10/00; printing textiles D06P)
B41M (Printing, duplicating, marking, or copying processes) appears on 21,223 US grants and 17,368 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 21,223
- Published applications
- 17,368
- Assignees
- 4,626
- Inventors
- 29,134
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 170 | 0 |
| 1977 | 153 | 0 |
| 1978 | 158 | 0 |
| 1979 | 113 | 0 |
| 1980 | 155 | 0 |
| 1981 | 187 | 0 |
| 1982 | 162 | 0 |
| 1983 | 177 | 0 |
| 1984 | 201 | 0 |
| 1985 | 218 | 0 |
| 1986 | 232 | 0 |
| 1987 | 220 | 0 |
| 1988 | 287 | 0 |
| 1989 | 343 | 0 |
| 1990 | 361 | 0 |
| 1991 | 368 | 0 |
| 1992 | 428 | 0 |
| 1993 | 456 | 0 |
| 1994 | 504 | 0 |
| 1995 | 432 | 0 |
| 1996 | 424 | 0 |
| 1997 | 489 | 0 |
| 1998 | 558 | 0 |
| 1999 | 579 | 0 |
| 2000 | 595 | 0 |
| 2001 | 577 | 193 |
| 2002 | 610 | 591 |
| 2003 | 591 | 814 |
| 2004 | 613 | 847 |
| 2005 | 437 | 813 |
| 2006 | 430 | 660 |
| 2007 | 322 | 661 |
| 2008 | 270 | 653 |
| 2009 | 273 | 650 |
| 2010 | 385 | 614 |
| 2011 | 410 | 631 |
| 2012 | 491 | 588 |
| 2013 | 527 | 630 |
| 2014 | 625 | 673 |
| 2015 | 560 | 670 |
| 2016 | 607 | 678 |
| 2017 | 590 | 691 |
| 2018 | 540 | 853 |
| 2019 | 665 | 939 |
| 2020 | 728 | 854 |
| 2021 | 604 | 836 |
| 2022 | 544 | 777 |
| 2023 | 493 | 629 |
| 2024 | 573 | 584 |
| 2025 | 474 | 497 |
| 2026 | 314 | 342 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B41M 5/00Duplicating or marking methods15,612
- B41M 7/00After-treatment of prints3,922
- B41M 3/00Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work3,751
- B41M 1/00Inking and printing with a printer's forme2,378
- B41M 2205/00Printing methods or features related to printing methodsIndexing code1,953
- B41M 9/00Processes wherein make-ready devices are used10
- B41M 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass5
Recent patents
- Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,529 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Recording device and recording method of recording device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,552 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inkjet printed door and door components, and methods therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,561 B2Masonite Corporation
- UV/LED printing and finishing process6 Oct 2026US 12,752,562 B2NFSC Holdings, LLC
- Method and system for producing a motif on a substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,752,563 B2
- Printed documents readily identifying indicia printing defects8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306937 A1Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
- Ink formulations for printing and manufacture of reactive chemical sensors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307076 A1Veriteque USA Inc.
- Inkjet printing device and inkjet printing method using the inkjet printing device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307399 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Method of manufacturing treated medium, manufacturing apparatus, and manufacturing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307413 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming method and image forming apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307414 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Image-receiving element for heat transfer type dye image1,032US 4,987,049 AKonica Corporation · 1991
- Semiconductor wafer edge marking561US 6,710,364 B2Texas Instruments Incorporated · 2004
- Indirect printing process for applying selective phase change ink compositions to substrates423US 5,372,852 ATektronix, Inc. · 1994
- Laminated printed foil flower pot wrap with multicolor appearance412US 4,297,811 ASeven W Enterprises, Inc. · 1981
- Fabrication of microfluidic circuits by printing techniques383US 6,074,725 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 2000