B41M 5/44
Characterised by the macromolecular compounds
Official title: characterised by the macromolecular compounds
B41M5/44 (Characterised by the macromolecular compounds) appears on 1,271 US grants and 623 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 1,271
- Published applications
- 623
- Assignees
- 230
- Inventors
- 1,878
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 41 | 0 |
| 1992 | 50 | 0 |
| 1993 | 61 | 0 |
| 1994 | 74 | 0 |
| 1995 | 65 | 0 |
| 1996 | 55 | 0 |
| 1997 | 44 | 0 |
| 1998 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | 66 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 15 |
| 2002 | 38 | 29 |
| 2003 | 22 | 41 |
| 2004 | 29 | 34 |
| 2005 | 26 | 44 |
| 2006 | 27 | 28 |
| 2007 | 20 | 31 |
| 2008 | 19 | 43 |
| 2009 | 17 | 39 |
| 2010 | 17 | 26 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 |
| 2012 | 33 | 16 |
| 2013 | 43 | 17 |
| 2014 | 18 | 22 |
| 2015 | 19 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 | 25 |
| 2017 | 26 | 27 |
| 2018 | 25 | 13 |
| 2019 | 16 | 15 |
| 2020 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022 | 6 | 17 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 |
| 2024 | 25 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 | 15 |
| 2026 | 3 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Recording material for dye sublimation printing having improved transport properties24 Feb 2026US 12,558,913 B2Schoeller Technocell GmbH & Co.KG
- Direct thermal printable media with side chain crystalline polymer material coating27 Jan 2026US 12,533,905 B1Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Heat-sensitive recording body20 Jan 2026US 12,528,307 B2Oji Holdings Corporation
- Peel-off sheet, and combination of peel-off sheet and intermediate transfer medium4 Nov 2025US 12,459,230 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Laminate, card, and housing2 Sep 2025US 12,403,711 B2Sony Group Corporation
- 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/recording159US 5,256,506 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1993
- Material for making identification cards146US 5,407,893 AKonica Corporation · 1995
- Laser propulsion transfer using black metal coated substrates127US 5,308,737 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1994
- Reversible thermosensitive recording medium and image forming and erasing method using the recording medium123US 6,579,826 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2003
- Thermosensitive recording adhesive label120US 4,370,370 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1983