B41M 2205/00
Printing methods or features related to printing methods
Official title: Printing methods or features related to printing methods; Location or type of the layers
B41M2205/00 (Printing methods or features related to printing methods) appears on 1,953 US grants and 2,044 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 1,953
- Published applications
- 2,044
- Assignees
- 561
- Inventors
- 3,518
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 34 | 11 |
| 2002 | 32 | 36 |
| 2003 | 29 | 57 |
| 2004 | 44 | 66 |
| 2005 | 43 | 97 |
| 2006 | 49 | 114 |
| 2007 | 42 | 101 |
| 2008 | 36 | 128 |
| 2009 | 48 | 116 |
| 2010 | 67 | 96 |
| 2011 | 77 | 92 |
| 2012 | 99 | 77 |
| 2013 | 104 | 69 |
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| 2015 | 86 | 102 |
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| 2017 | 88 | 96 |
| 2018 | 95 | 80 |
| 2019 | 71 | 92 |
| 2020 | 58 | 73 |
| 2021 | 50 | 64 |
| 2022 | 46 | 72 |
| 2023 | 50 | 62 |
| 2024 | 67 | 66 |
| 2025 | 53 | 52 |
| 2026 | 25 | 40 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41M 2205/38Intermediate layersIndexing code558
- B41M 2205/04Direct thermal recording [dtr]Indexing code486
- B41M 2205/02Dye diffusion thermal transfer printingIndexing code392
- B41M 2205/32Thermal receiversIndexing code362
- B41M 2205/40Cover layersIndexing code317
- B41M 2205/36BackcoatsIndexing code258
- B41M 2205/30Thermal donorsIndexing code228
- B41M 2205/06Relating to melt mass transferIndexing code226
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- B41M 2205/12Preparation of material for subsequent imagingIndexing code193
- B41M 2205/10Post-imaging transfer of imaged layerIndexing code135
- B41M 2205/34Both sides of a layer or material are treatedIndexing code100
- B41M 2205/42Multiple imaging layersIndexing code81
- B41M 2205/08Ablative thermal transfer, i.e. the exposed transfer medium is propelled from theIndexing code37
- B41M 2205/18ErasureIndexing code33
- B41M 2205/14Production or use of a maskIndexing code30
- B41M 2205/28Storage stabilityIndexing code30
- B41M 2205/24Reactive compound reacting in image receiving layer other than leuco dyes orIndexing code23
- B41M 2205/16Correction processes or materialsIndexing code17
- B41M 2205/26Donor or receiver with registry meansIndexing code11
- B41M 2205/20Stability against chemicalsIndexing code6
- B41M 2205/22Improving gradation of imageIndexing code4
Recent patents
- Sublimation of a multi-layer item29 Sep 2026US 12,746,773 B1Gilson Snow, Inc.
- Printed material and method for producing printed material1 Sep 2026US 12,722,357 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Heat-sensitive recording medium1 Sep 2026US 12,722,411 B2Osaka Sealing Printing Co., Ltd.
- Shooting color-changing target paper and manufacturing process thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,723,849 B2GuangZhou Target House Trading Co.,Ltd
- Composition4 Aug 2026US 12,697,831 B2Datalase Ltd.
- Sublimation printing transfer paper having tacky properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307415 A1
- Substrate with Varying Saturations of Offset Printing Utilizing Image Movement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307420 A1The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Sheet for inkjet printing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296085 A1Lintec Corporation
- Digitally printed and produced heat transfer and method of manufacture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299467 A1Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
- Security feature24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285075 A1CCL Secure Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording159US 5,256,506 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1993
- Non-contact transfer printing158US 9,555,644 B2The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2017
- Thermosensitive recording adhesive label120US 4,370,370 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1983
- Receiving element for use in thermal dye transfer120US 5,244,861 AEastman Kodak Company · 1993
- Ink jet recording sheet119US 4,460,637 AMitsubushi Paper Mills, Ltd. · 1984