B41M 5/392
Additives, other than colour forming substances, dyes or pigments
Official title: Additives, other than colour forming substances, dyes or pigments, e.g. sensitisers, transfer promoting agents
B41M5/392 (Additives, other than colour forming substances, dyes or pigments) appears on 721 US grants and 264 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 721
- Published applications
- 264
- Assignees
- 145
- Inventors
- 1,035
- Latest grant
- 27 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 10 |
| 2002 | 22 | 23 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 |
| 2004 | 22 | 21 |
| 2005 | 14 | 25 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 |
| 2007 | 11 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 | 19 |
| 2009 | 9 | 15 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 11 | 7 |
| 2012 | 11 | 7 |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Combination of thermal transfer sheet and intermediate transfer medium, and method for producing printed material using combination27 Jan 2026US 12,533,903 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Yellow and magenta donor formulations for increased red vividness20 Jan 2026US 12,528,946 B2Kodak Alaris Inc.
- Thermal transfer sheet, combination of thermal transfer sheet and intermediate transfer medium, and method for producing printed material3 Jun 2025US 12,319,078 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Thermal donor laminate formulation and thermal donor elements comprising the same15 Apr 2025US 12,275,262 B2Kodak Alaris Inc.
- Pattern transfer sheets and methods employing a releasing layer and/or paste mixtures1 Apr 2025US 12,263,693 B2Wuhan DR Laser Technology Corp,. LTD
- Sublimation printing transfer paper having tacky properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307415 A1
- Yellow and magenta donor formulations for increased red vividness16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103599 A1Kodak Alaris Inc.
- Thermal donor laminate formulation and thermal donor elements comprising the same12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042310 A1Kodak Alaris Inc.
- 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.
- Thermal transfer recording medium including base material layer, first ink layer, and second ink layer, printing device, and cassette accommodating thermal transfer recording medium13 Feb 2025US 2025/0050672 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hot-melt ink205US 4,851,045 ASeiko Epson Corporation · 1989
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording199US 5,156,938 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1992
- Thermal transfer element for forming multilayer devices160US 6,114,088 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 2000
- Thermal transfer element and process for forming organic electroluminescent devices148US 6,194,119 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2001
- Thermal transfer element for forming multilayer devices118US 6,214,520 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2001