B41M 5/40
Characterised by the base backcoat, intermediate, or covering layers
Official title: characterised by the base {backcoat}, intermediate, or covering layers, {e.g. for thermal transfer dye-donor or dye-receiver sheets}; Heat, radiation filtering or absorbing means or layers; combined with other image registration layers or compositions; Special originals for reproduction by thermography {(macromolecular ink- or dye-receptive coatings B41M5/52)}
B41M5/40 (Characterised by the base backcoat, intermediate, or covering layers) appears on 2,677 US grants and 1,539 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 2,677
- Published applications
- 1,539
- Assignees
- 473
- Inventors
- 3,615
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 35 | 0 |
| 1987 | 27 | 0 |
| 1988 | 47 | 0 |
| 1989 | 38 | 0 |
| 1990 | 79 | 0 |
| 1991 | 71 | 0 |
| 1992 | 80 | 0 |
| 1993 | 107 | 0 |
| 1994 | 130 | 0 |
| 1995 | 111 | 0 |
| 1996 | 100 | 0 |
| 1997 | 90 | 0 |
| 1998 | 97 | 0 |
| 1999 | 129 | 0 |
| 2000 | 110 | 0 |
| 2001 | 112 | 38 |
| 2002 | 86 | 84 |
| 2003 | 87 | 113 |
| 2004 | 90 | 108 |
| 2005 | 72 | 118 |
| 2006 | 75 | 71 |
| 2007 | 50 | 77 |
| 2008 | 39 | 97 |
| 2009 | 44 | 71 |
| 2010 | 40 | 55 |
| 2011 | 56 | 63 |
| 2012 | 66 | 36 |
| 2013 | 70 | 46 |
| 2014 | 45 | 55 |
| 2015 | 47 | 43 |
| 2016 | 51 | 53 |
| 2017 | 42 | 45 |
| 2018 | 46 | 51 |
| 2019 | 44 | 50 |
| 2020 | 28 | 43 |
| 2021 | 29 | 38 |
| 2022 | 25 | 51 |
| 2023 | 26 | 37 |
| 2024 | 47 | 39 |
| 2025 | 31 | 34 |
| 2026 | 18 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Heat-sensitive recording medium1 Sep 2026US 12,722,411 B2Osaka Sealing Printing Co., Ltd.
- Process1 Sep 2026US 12,723,167 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Transfer substrate used in manufacture of display apparatus, display apparatus, and manufacturing method for display apparatus19 May 2026US 12,629,952 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Thermosensitive recording layer forming liquid, thermosensitive recording medium and production method thereof, and image recording method12 May 2026US 12,623,478 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Composition5 May 2026US 12,617,966 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Sublimation printing transfer paper having tacky properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307415 A1
- Method of producing thermal transfer print sheet, thermal transfer print sheet, and method of thermal transfer printing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286603 A1
- Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems for Contact Lenses Having Writable Optical Patterns20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244888 A1
- Thermally-Sublimable Film Material13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233543 A1Chance Line Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Protective patch ribbon for thermal transfer printers and method for manufacturing the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233544 A1Rtai Inc Co.,Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording243US 5,171,650 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1992
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording199US 5,156,938 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1992
- Image formation on objective bodies194US 5,707,925 ADai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Thermal transfer element for forming multilayer devices160US 6,114,088 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 2000
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording159US 5,256,506 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1993