B41M 5/52
Macromolecular coatings
B41M5/52 (Macromolecular coatings) appears on 3,626 US grants and 2,989 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
- 3,626
- Published applications
- 2,989
- Assignees
- 818
- Inventors
- 5,345
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | 40 | 0 |
| 1992 | 64 | 0 |
| 1993 | 88 | 0 |
| 1994 | 100 | 0 |
| 1995 | 93 | 0 |
| 1996 | 81 | 0 |
| 1997 | 98 | 0 |
| 1998 | 136 | 0 |
| 1999 | 162 | 0 |
| 2000 | 151 | 0 |
| 2001 | 157 | 60 |
| 2002 | 200 | 192 |
| 2003 | 207 | 284 |
| 2004 | 194 | 272 |
| 2005 | 153 | 237 |
| 2006 | 119 | 175 |
| 2007 | 67 | 147 |
| 2008 | 49 | 143 |
| 2009 | 53 | 131 |
| 2010 | 96 | 119 |
| 2011 | 108 | 122 |
| 2012 | 98 | 113 |
| 2013 | 100 | 99 |
| 2014 | 102 | 88 |
| 2015 | 83 | 97 |
| 2016 | 82 | 94 |
| 2017 | 76 | 88 |
| 2018 | 77 | 83 |
| 2019 | 75 | 89 |
| 2020 | 62 | 85 |
| 2021 | 66 | 77 |
| 2022 | 51 | 69 |
| 2023 | 41 | 47 |
| 2024 | 43 | 28 |
| 2025 | 28 | 30 |
| 2026 | 18 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41M 5/5254Characterised by the use of polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon1,740
- B41M 5/5218Characterised by inorganic additives1,651
- B41M 5/5227Characterised by organic non-macromolecular additives817
- B41M 5/5263Characterised by the use of polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only784
- B41M 5/5236Characterised by the use of natural gums, of proteins677
- B41M 5/5245Characterised by the use of polymers containing cationic or anionic groups655
- B41M 5/529Characterised by the use of fluorine- or silicon-containing organic compounds395
- B41M 5/5209Coatings prepared by radiation-curing107
Recent patents
- Pretreatment liquid for impermeable base material, ink set, image recording method, image recorded material, and recording medium and method of producing same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,365 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Printing sheet and method for producing printing sheet15 Sep 2026US 12,735,601 B2Tbm Co., Ltd.
- Aqueous ink receptive primer compositions and receiving media8 Sep 2026US 12,728,659 B1Eastman Kodak Company
- Ink composition and inkjet-recording method1 Sep 2026US 12,722,412 B2Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Aqueous compositions and inkjet receiving media1 Sep 2026US 12,723,170 B2Eastman Kodak Company
- Method For Producing Transfer Medium And Transfer Recording Method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296084 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Printable Medium, Printed Article, and Related Methods3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258270 A1Flexotronix Limited
- 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
- Method of Ink Jet Recording13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234429 A1Agfa NV
Most cited
By later US patents
- Image-receiving element for heat transfer type dye image1,032US 4,987,049 AKonica Corporation · 1991
- Ink jet recording sheet having a bicomponent cationic recording surface162US 4,554,181 AThe Mead Corporation · 1985
- Permanent fixation of dyes to surface-modified inorganic particulate-coated media160US 7,226,647 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. · 2007
- Ablation-transfer imaging/recording159US 5,256,506 AGraphics Technology International Inc. · 1993
- Coated papers159US 5,709,976 AXerox Corporation · 1998