B41M 3/12
Transfer pictures or the like
Official title: Transfer pictures or the like, e.g. decalcomanias {(processes for producing decorative surface effects B44C1/00; B41M5/0256 takes precedence)}
B41M3/12 (Transfer pictures or the like) appears on 354 US grants and 248 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 354
- Published applications
- 248
- Assignees
- 217
- Inventors
- 658
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 12 |
| 2003 | 16 | 15 |
| 2004 | 14 | 11 |
| 2005 | 10 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 17 |
| 2019 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 4 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of fabricating a thermal transfer image26 May 2026US 12,636,901 B1
- Ceramic heater and preparation method and use of ceramic heater23 Dec 2025US 12,507,323 B2China Tobacco Hubei Industrial Corporation Limited
- Systems and methods for film positive print transfers21 Oct 2025US 12,447,735 B2
- Inkjet ink9 Sep 2025US 12,410,333 B2Noritake Co., Limited
- Flexible abrasive article with image layer17 Jun 2025US 12,330,269 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Printing method and liquid discharge device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296079 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Printing system, printing method, and mixed powder13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233513 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Machine to transfer ink from a web onto a container2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184094 A1Norwalt Design, Inc.
- Method for producing an article, a module, and an apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175615 A1Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG
- Transferring method for in-mold roller process23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109092 A1ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Perimeter coating alignment165US 5,830,529 A1998
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording159US 5,256,506 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1993
- Decorative metal film heat transfer decalcomania91US 4,012,552 ADennison Manufacturing Company · 1977
- Printing method of surface coating a substrate91US 5,431,501 ASawgrass Systems, Inc. · 1995
- Diffractive indicia for a surface78US 5,912,767 ACommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · 1999