B41M 5/267
Marking of plastic artifacts
Official title: {Marking of plastic artifacts, e.g. with laser}
B41M5/267 (Marking of plastic artifacts) appears on 437 US grants and 480 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 437
- Published applications
- 480
- Assignees
- 303
- Inventors
- 1,093
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2022 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 31 |
| 2024 | 17 | 26 |
| 2025 | 12 | 21 |
| 2026 | 12 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Laser-imageable composition21 Jul 2026US 12,686,225 B2Datalase Ltd.
- High speed laser processes for marking on articles16 Jun 2026US 12,654,255 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Tattoo artist practice tool system, method and article19 May 2026US 12,629,905 B2Shay Alsaid , LLC
- Laser printable polymeric compositions5 May 2026US 12,617,936 B2Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Pattern forming apparatus for base material, pattern forming method, base material, and container28 Apr 2026US 12,611,727 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Tattoo artist practice tool system, method and article17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273876 A1Shay Alsaid , LLC
- System for laser marking of products27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249618 A1Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
- 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
- Data carrier having an optical authenticity feature and methods for producing and testing said data carrier249US 4,765,656 AGAO Gesellschaft fur Automation und Organisation mbH · 1988
- Image making medium126US 7,629,400 B22009
- Laser marking method and apparatus125US 6,238,847 B1DMC Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec AG · 2001
- High contrast surface marking121US 6,075,223 AThermark, LLC · 2000
- Laser marking of ceramic materials, glazes, glass ceramics and glasses120US 4,769,310 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1988