B41M 7/0027
After-treatment of prints: using protective coatings or layers by lamination or by
Official title: {using protective coatings or layers by lamination or by fusion of the coatings or layers}
B41M7/0027 (After-treatment of prints: using protective coatings or layers by lamination or by) appears on 975 US grants and 787 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41M- Granted patents
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- 337
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method of fabricating a thermal transfer image26 May 2026US 12,636,901 B1
- Thermal transfer sheet and method for producing printed material28 Apr 2026US 12,611,882 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Systems and methods for depositing and identifying dendritic shapes1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296086 A1Avery Dennison Corporation
- Digitally printed and produced heat transfer and method of manufacture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299467 A1Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
- Conformable sensors and methods of manufacturing conformable sensors10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264438 A1General Electric Company
- Method and apparatus for improving wearable electrode durability27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249074 A1Avation Medical, Inc.
- 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
- Imaging process325US 5,389,958 ATektronix, Inc. · 1995
- 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
- Process for achieving decor on a surface element187US 6,465,046 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2002
- Process for the manufacturing of surface elements with a structured upper surface162US 6,991,830 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2006