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.

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2,677
Published applications
1,539
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473
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3,615
Latest grant
1 Sep 2026

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B41M 5/40: granted patents and published applications per publication year
YearGranted patentsPublished applications
197630
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197820
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198160
198260
1983100
1984140
1985160
1986350
1987270
1988470
1989380
1990790
1991710
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19931070
19941300
19951110
19961000
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1998970
19991290
20001100
200111238
20028684
200387113
200490108
200572118
20067571
20075077
20083997
20094471
20104055
20115663
20126636
20137046
20144555
20154743
20165153
20174245
20184651
20194450
20202843
20212938
20222551
20232637
20244739
20253134
20261823

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