B41M 5/385
Characterised by the transferable dyes or pigments
Official title: characterised by the transferable dyes or pigments {(infrared absorbing dyes B41M5/465)}
B41M5/385 (Characterised by the transferable dyes or pigments) appears on 732 US grants and 260 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 732
- Published applications
- 260
- Assignees
- 114
- Inventors
- 835
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 56 | 0 |
| 1993 | 42 | 0 |
| 1994 | 46 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 54 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 5 |
| 2002 | 13 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 | 17 |
| 2004 | 10 | 29 |
| 2005 | 16 | 23 |
| 2006 | 11 | 14 |
| 2007 | 15 | 13 |
| 2008 | 7 | 27 |
| 2009 | 17 | 15 |
| 2010 | 7 | 13 |
| 2011 | 17 | 10 |
| 2012 | 10 | 3 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41M 5/3854Dyes containing one or more acyclic carbon-to-carbon double bonds260
- B41M 5/39Dyes containing one or more carbon-to-nitrogen double bonds260
- B41M 5/388Azo dyes228
- B41M 5/3858Mixtures of dyes, at least one being a dye classifiable in one115
- B41M 5/3852Anthraquinone or naphthoquinone dyes84
- B41M 5/3856Dyes characterised by an acyclic -x=c group, where x can represent both55
Recent patents
- Thermal transfer sheet and method for producing printed material28 Apr 2026US 12,611,882 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Recording material for dye sublimation printing having improved transport properties24 Feb 2026US 12,558,913 B2Schoeller Technocell GmbH & Co.KG
- Thermal transfer sheet, and combination of thermal transfer sheet and intermediate transfer medium27 Jan 2026US 12,533,904 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Yellow and magenta donor formulations for increased red vividness20 Jan 2026US 12,528,946 B2Kodak Alaris Inc.
- Thermal transfer medium and information recording body4 Nov 2025US 12,459,282 B2Toppan Inc.
- Protective patch ribbon for thermal transfer printers and method for manufacturing the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233544 A1Rtai Inc Co.,Ltd
- Thermal transfer method using reactive ink transfer paper4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152017 A1
- Yellow and magenta donor formulations for increased red vividness16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103599 A1Kodak Alaris Inc.
- Ink set for thermal transfer sheet, thermal transfer sheet, method for producing thermal transfer sheet, and method for producing transfer printed matter25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388771 A1Riso Kagaku Corporation
- Thermal transfer sheet, discolored or decolorized printed material, and method for producing discolored or decolorized printed material6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340079 A1Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording243US 5,171,650 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1992
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording159US 5,256,506 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1993
- Infrared absorbing cyanine dyes for dye-donor element used in laser-induced thermal dye transfer116US 4,973,572 AEastman Kodak Company · 1990
- Process for preparing high resolution emissive arrays and corresponding articles113US 5,998,085 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 1999
- Sheet for heat transference107US 4,720,480 ADai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha · 1988