B41M 2205/38
Intermediate layers
Official title: Intermediate layers; Layers between substrate and imaging layer
B41M2205/38 (Intermediate layers) appears on 558 US grants and 670 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 558
- Published applications
- 670
- Assignees
- 197
- Inventors
- 1,248
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 19 |
| 2004 | 15 | 18 |
| 2005 | 14 | 35 |
| 2006 | 12 | 36 |
| 2007 | 17 | 32 |
| 2008 | 13 | 54 |
| 2009 | 16 | 37 |
| 2010 | 22 | 31 |
| 2011 | 28 | 33 |
| 2012 | 31 | 33 |
| 2013 | 44 | 22 |
| 2014 | 22 | 28 |
| 2015 | 30 | 29 |
| 2016 | 20 | 30 |
| 2017 | 30 | 34 |
| 2018 | 33 | 20 |
| 2019 | 20 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 | 25 |
| 2022 | 11 | 27 |
| 2023 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 22 | 21 |
| 2025 | 22 | 26 |
| 2026 | 8 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Thermosensitive recording layer forming liquid, thermosensitive recording medium and production method thereof, and image recording method12 May 2026US 12,623,478 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Thermographic imaging element17 Mar 2026US 12,576,662 B2International Imaging Materials, Inc.
- Direct thermal and thermal transfer label combination3 Mar 2026US 12,565,055 B2Iconex LLC
- Recording material for dye sublimation printing having improved transport properties24 Feb 2026US 12,558,913 B2Schoeller Technocell GmbH & Co.KG
- Thermal transfer sheet, and combination of thermal transfer sheet and intermediate transfer medium27 Jan 2026US 12,533,904 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Security feature24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285075 A1CCL Secure Pty Ltd
- Thermally-Sublimable Film Material13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233543 A1Chance Line Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Protective patch ribbon for thermal transfer printers and method for manufacturing the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233544 A1Rtai Inc Co.,Ltd
- Hollow sphere pigments disposed on a substrate16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201643 A1Rohm and Haas Company
- Aqueous dispersion of multiphase polymer particles9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193397 A1Rohm and Haas Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermosensitive recording adhesive label120US 4,370,370 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1983
- Ink jet recording sheet119US 4,460,637 AMitsubushi Paper Mills, Ltd. · 1984
- Laser addressable thermal transfer imaging element with an interlayer101US 5,725,989 A1998
- Nanostructured thermal transfer donor element67US 5,459,016 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1995
- Thermal imaging system59US 6,801,233 B2Polaroid Corporation · 2004