B41M 5/24
Ablative recording
Official title: Ablative recording, e.g. by burning marks; Spark recording {(marking by high energetic means, e.g. by laser otherwise than burning or ablative removal B41M5/26; materials or methods for recording or reproduction by optical means G11B7/00)}
B41M5/24 (Ablative recording) appears on 705 US grants and 610 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 705
- Published applications
- 610
- Assignees
- 466
- Inventors
- 1,609
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 7 |
| 2002 | 21 | 17 |
| 2003 | 18 | 19 |
| 2004 | 17 | 13 |
| 2005 | 5 | 25 |
| 2006 | 3 | 21 |
| 2007 | 8 | 20 |
| 2008 | 11 | 25 |
| 2009 | 4 | 28 |
| 2010 | 16 | 28 |
| 2011 | 19 | 24 |
| 2012 | 14 | 20 |
| 2013 | 24 | 27 |
| 2014 | 16 | 30 |
| 2015 | 24 | 25 |
| 2016 | 12 | 23 |
| 2017 | 15 | 37 |
| 2018 | 27 | 25 |
| 2019 | 30 | 38 |
| 2020 | 23 | 24 |
| 2021 | 20 | 32 |
| 2022 | 13 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 | 31 |
| 2024 | 24 | 12 |
| 2025 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | 6 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sheet materials and articles comprising TiO2 and laser marking22 Sep 2026US 12,741,477 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Method for manufacturing a ceramic-based external horological or jewellery part with patterned decoration4 Aug 2026US 12,697,685 B2Omega SA
- High speed laser processes for marking on articles16 Jun 2026US 12,654,255 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Marking method and marked receptacle28 Apr 2026US 12,611,873 B2Airnov, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for marking objects17 Mar 2026US 12,576,461 B2
- High speed laser processes for marking on articles17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273655 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- System and method for applying non-printing indicia on digital flexographic printing plates through a non-imaged mask17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273916 A1Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
- Marking method and marked receptacle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241709 A1Airnov, Inc.
- High speed laser processes for marking on articles20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241735 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- High speed laser processes for marking on articles6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225391 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Golf club head247US 8,827,833 B2K. K. Endo Seisakusho · 2014
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording243US 5,171,650 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1992
- Laser method and system of scribing graphics239US 5,990,444 A1999
- Laser method of scribing graphics207US 6,252,196 B1Technolines LLC · 2001
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording199US 5,156,938 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1992