B41M 1/40
Printing on bodies of particular shapes
Official title: Printing on bodies of particular shapes, e.g. golf balls, candles, wine corks {(sublimation or volatilisation of pre-printed design B41M5/035)}
B41M1/40 (Printing on bodies of particular shapes) appears on 229 US grants and 212 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 229
- Published applications
- 212
- Assignees
- 135
- Inventors
- 470
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 7 | 3 |
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| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
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| 2018 | 12 | 25 |
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| 2021 | 20 | 15 |
| 2022 | 10 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Automated total nail care systems, devices and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,733,725 B210Beauty, Inc.
- Printing plate pressure adjustment system and can decorator employing same26 May 2026US 12,636,876 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Printing tool, printing apparatus, and printing method19 May 2026US 12,629,932 B2Shuhou Co., Ltd.
- System and method for printing on a treated surface24 Feb 2026US 12,558,914 B2Juno Dts, LLC
- Magnetic encoder position sensor for remotely adjusting registration or print pressure of a can decorator10 Feb 2026US 12,545,022 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Ink cup assembly with non-magnetic force mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295990 A1Acushnet Company
- Textile Components and/or Other Articles Including Printed Structures, Methods of Making These Articles, and Products Including Such Articles3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257508 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Golf ball having overlap markings30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216569 A1Acushnet Company
- Gravure printing cylinder for printing of large-sized tags30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217045 A1
- Decal-coated projectile launcher23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208499 A1Zuru IP Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultraviolet and or/ visible light curable inks with photoinitiators for game balls, golf balls and the like100US 6,248,804 B1Acushnet Company · 2001
- Ultraviolet radiation curable inks for game balls, golf balls and the like78US 6,099,415 AAcushnet Company · 2000
- Method for curing reactive ink on game balls78US 6,500,495 B2Acushnet Company · 2002
- Shaded logos for golf balls77US 5,778,793 AAcushnet Company · 1998
- Method of multi-color printing on cylindrical container68US 4,519,310 ADaiwa Can Company · 1985