B41M 5/025
Duplicating or marking methods: by transferring ink from the master sheet
Official title: by transferring ink from the master sheet
B41M5/025 (Duplicating or marking methods: by transferring ink from the master sheet) appears on 1,200 US grants and 1,115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 1,200
- Published applications
- 1,115
- Assignees
- 535
- Inventors
- 2,092
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 37 | 48 |
| 2025 | 36 | 41 |
| 2026 | 16 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41M 5/0256The transferable ink pattern being obtained by means of a computer driven634
- B41M 5/035By sublimation or volatilisation of pre-printed design576
- B41M 5/03By pressure209
- B41M 5/04Using solvent-soluble dyestuffs on the master sheets25
- B41M 5/0253Using a chemical colour-forming ink18
- B41M 5/06Using master sheets coated with jelly-like materials4
Recent patents
- Multiple layered structure and transfer method for applying a design to fabric or cloth6 Oct 2026US 12,752,564 B2Ready, Set, Co., LLC
- Sublimation of a multi-layer item29 Sep 2026US 12,746,773 B1Gilson Snow, Inc.
- Marking device for printing logo patterns on a surface of a plastic tubing and method for marking the plastic tubing8 Sep 2026US 12,728,658 B1
- Collectible plush toys featuring permanently applied tattoo artwork through sublimation printing on soft polymeric fabric21 Jul 2026US 12,685,943 B1Tattoo Zoo LLC
- Pattern transfer printing systems and methods21 Jul 2026US 12,686,224 B2Wuhan DR Laser Technology Corp,. LTD
- Sublimation printing transfer paper having tacky properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307415 A1
- Method and system of sublimatic printing a hollow body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296082 A1Atiu S.R.L.
- Method For Producing Transfer Medium And Transfer Recording Method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296084 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method of producing thermal transfer print sheet, thermal transfer print sheet, and method of thermal transfer printing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286603 A1
- Systems, methods, and kits for use with intermediate transfer members17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273952 A1Landa Corporation Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Use of polymeric dyes in hot melt ink jet inks328US 5,621,022 ATektronix, Inc. · 1997
- Imaging process325US 5,389,958 ATektronix, Inc. · 1995
- Simultaneous moulding and transfer printing153US 5,152,861 A1992
- Printable material150US 5,501,902 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1996
- Image formation on objective bodies147US 5,629,259 ADai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997