B42D 25/309
Photographs
B42D25/309 (Photographs) appears on 239 US grants and 186 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B42D- Granted patents
- 239
- Published applications
- 186
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 446
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 13 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 15 |
| 2019 | 17 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 13 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Substrate and system for printing security symbols on substrate using microprinting techniques19 May 2026US 12,629,955 B2The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Authentication of a physical credential7 Apr 2026US 12,596,781 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Automatic orientation correction for captured images24 Feb 2026US 12,561,934 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Apparatuses and methods for printed security features4 Nov 2025US 12,459,287 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Document boundary analysis1 Jul 2025US 12,344,023 B2Jumio Corporation
- Encoded inkjet colorshift8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307423 A1Thales Dis France SAS
- Optically variable security element, value document and production method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249638 A1Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Security document, system for producing a security document, and method for producing a security document27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249639 A1OVD Kinegram AG
- Authentication of a Physical Credential25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178721 A1Capital One Services, LLC
- Automatic orientation correction for captured images4 Jun 2026US 2026/0154928 A1Capital One Services, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Security system for photographic identification393US 5,841,886 ADigimarc Corporation · 1998
- Anticounterfeiting method and device utilizing holograms and pseudorandom dot patterns252US 5,396,559 A1995
- Biometric security process for authenticating identity and credit cards, visas, passports and facial recognition218US 5,787,186 AI.D. Tec, S.L. · 1998
- System for forming picture, alphanumeric and micrographic images on the surface of a plastic card183US 4,675,746 AData Card Corporation · 1987
- Method and apparatus for discerning image distortion by reference to encoded marker signals151US 6,580,808 B2Digimarc Corporation · 2003