B41M 5/0256
The transferable ink pattern being obtained by means of a computer driven
Official title: {the transferable ink pattern being obtained by means of a computer driven printer, e.g. an ink jet or laser printer, or by electrographic means}
B41M5/0256 (The transferable ink pattern being obtained by means of a computer driven) appears on 634 US grants and 712 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 634
- Published applications
- 712
- Assignees
- 257
- Inventors
- 1,139
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 21 | 30 |
| 2025 | 18 | 28 |
| 2026 | 6 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Collectible plush toys featuring permanently applied tattoo artwork through sublimation printing on soft polymeric fabric21 Jul 2026US 12,685,943 B1Tattoo Zoo LLC
- Method of transfer printing on tatami mat cover, tatami mat cover14 Jul 2026US 12,679,130 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method of fabricating a thermal transfer image26 May 2026US 12,636,901 B1
- Methods and system for adjusting formulation of pigments and performing dye sublimation printing27 Jan 2026US 12,533,902 B2Sekisui Kydex, LLC
- Sublimation printing transfer paper having tacky properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307415 A1
- 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.
- Article of Fabric or Cloth Having a Design Transferred from a Multiple-Layered Print Structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273979 A1Ready, Set, Co., LLC
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
- Printable material150US 5,501,902 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1996
- Image formation on objective bodies147US 5,629,259 ADai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Printable heat transfer material having cold release properties115US 5,798,179 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 1998