B41M 5/42
Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers
Official title: Intermediate, {backcoat}, or covering layers {(B41M5/405 takes precedence; multilayer thermal transfer systems in general B41M5/38214)}
B41M5/42 (Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers) appears on 1,967 US grants and 1,102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 1,967
- Published applications
- 1,102
- Assignees
- 345
- Inventors
- 2,717
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 33 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 40 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 60 | 0 |
| 1991 | 52 | 0 |
| 1992 | 61 | 0 |
| 1993 | 76 | 0 |
| 1994 | 100 | 0 |
| 1995 | 85 | 0 |
| 1996 | 71 | 0 |
| 1997 | 62 | 0 |
| 1998 | 85 | 0 |
| 1999 | 98 | 0 |
| 2000 | 75 | 0 |
| 2001 | 77 | 27 |
| 2002 | 67 | 63 |
| 2003 | 53 | 70 |
| 2004 | 61 | 67 |
| 2005 | 47 | 80 |
| 2006 | 57 | 42 |
| 2007 | 28 | 58 |
| 2008 | 29 | 68 |
| 2009 | 32 | 62 |
| 2010 | 28 | 43 |
| 2011 | 44 | 44 |
| 2012 | 53 | 26 |
| 2013 | 58 | 34 |
| 2014 | 31 | 37 |
| 2015 | 34 | 30 |
| 2016 | 36 | 42 |
| 2017 | 33 | 39 |
| 2018 | 37 | 30 |
| 2019 | 28 | 32 |
| 2020 | 18 | 34 |
| 2021 | 24 | 32 |
| 2022 | 20 | 38 |
| 2023 | 19 | 27 |
| 2024 | 38 | 29 |
| 2025 | 22 | 27 |
| 2026 | 12 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Thermosensitive recording layer forming liquid, thermosensitive recording medium and production method thereof, and image recording method12 May 2026US 12,623,478 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Thermal transfer sheet and method for producing printed material28 Apr 2026US 12,611,882 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Laser marked articles with machine readable codes31 Mar 2026US 12,589,608 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Thermographic imaging element17 Mar 2026US 12,576,662 B2International Imaging Materials, Inc.
- Transfer film, transfer method using transfer film and electronic products manufactured using transfer film10 Mar 2026US 12,570,483 B2Center for Advanced Meta-Materials
- Method of producing thermal transfer print sheet, thermal transfer print sheet, and method of thermal transfer printing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286603 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
- Hollow sphere pigments disposed on a substrate16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201643 A1Rohm and Haas Company
- Aqueous dispersion of multiphase polymer particles9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193397 A1Rohm and Haas Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording243US 5,171,650 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
- Thermal transfer element and process for forming organic electroluminescent devices148US 6,194,119 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2001