B41M 5/36
Using a polymeric layer, which may be particulate and which is deformed
Official title: using a polymeric layer, which may be particulate and which is deformed or structurally changed with modification of its' properties, e.g. of its' optical hydrophobic-hydrophilic, solubility or permeability properties {(B41C1/10 takes precedence)}
B41M5/36 (Using a polymeric layer, which may be particulate and which is deformed) appears on 457 US grants and 256 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 457
- Published applications
- 256
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 696
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
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| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41M 5/368Involving the creation of a soluble/insoluble or hydrophilic/hydrophobic permeability pattern212
- B41M 5/363Using materials comprising a polymeric matrix containing a low molecular weight organic105
- B41M 5/366Using materials comprising a polymeric matrix containing a polymeric particulate material46
- B41M 5/361Using a polymeric matrix with inorganic particles forming an image by orientation6
Recent patents
- Multi-layered revealable substrates and methods of producing and using said multi-layered substrates5 May 2026US 12,617,224 B2Virtual Graphics, LLC
- Thermographic imaging element17 Mar 2026US 12,576,662 B2International Imaging Materials, Inc.
- Primer, printing set, printing method, and printing apparatus10 Mar 2026US 12,570,859 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Direct thermal printable media with side chain crystalline polymer material coating27 Jan 2026US 12,533,905 B1Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Preparation method of eco-friendly long-lasting heat-sensitive paper13 Jan 2026US 12,522,982 B2Jiangxi Heshuofeng New Material Co., Ltd.
- Multi-layered revealable substrates and methods of producing and using said multi-layered substrates20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241737 A1Virtual Graphics, LLC
- Direct thermal printable media with side chain crystalline polymer material coating4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152018 A1Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Thermal recording material30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116113 A1Osaka Sealing Printing Co., Ltd.
- Thermal paper, and methods and systems for forming the same16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103015 A1G13 Innovation in Production Ltd
- Heat-sensitive recording material16 Oct 2025US 2025/0320366 A1Oji Holdings Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Radiation-sensitive composition containing a resole resin and a novolac resin and use thereof in lithographic printing plates129US 5,340,699 AEastman Kodak Company · 1994
- Image making medium126US 7,629,400 B22009
- Rewritable bar code display medium, and image display method and image display apparatus using the same108US 5,298,476 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1994
- Radiation-sensitive composition containing a resole resin and a novolac resin and use thereof in lithographic printing plates79US 5,372,907 AEastman Kodak Company · 1994
- Thermal digital lithographic printing plate79US 6,352,811 B1Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC · 2002