B42D 25/46
Using pressure
Official title: using pressure
B42D25/46 (Using pressure) appears on 336 US grants and 315 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B42D- Granted patents
- 336
- Published applications
- 315
- Assignees
- 180
- Inventors
- 679
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 2 | 16 |
| 2015 | 12 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 17 |
| 2017 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 | 12 | 21 |
| 2019 | 25 | 19 |
| 2020 | 23 | 35 |
| 2021 | 23 | 20 |
| 2022 | 18 | 24 |
| 2023 | 12 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 | 23 |
| 2025 | 23 | 10 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of applying a pattern, and security device for an article4 Aug 2026US 12,697,834 B2E Ink Corporation
- Optical anti-counterfeiting element and manufacturing method therefor, and anti-counterfeiting product14 Jul 2026US 12,679,132 B2China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp.
- Security feature for a valuable document, valuable document, method for producing a security feature and method for checking a security feature26 May 2026US 12,636,904 B2Giesecke+Devrient Epayments GmbH
- Card and method of producing the card19 May 2026US 12,629,956 B2Giesecke+Devrient Advance52 GmbH
- Hidden magnetic stripe cards and method therefor19 May 2026US 12,632,687 B2Thales Dis France SAS
- Security element transfer material for transferring security elements having a micro-optical authenticity feature and method for producing said security element transfer material2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184098 A1Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Method for transferring a security element onto a target substrate2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184100 A1Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Optical products, masters for fabricating optical products, and methods for manufacturing masters and optical products29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029661 A1Wavefront Technology, Inc.
- Hidden magnetic stripe cards and method therefor29 Jan 2026US 2026/0030472 A1Thales Dis France SAS
- Ic sheet, and passport and non-contact ic card including ic sheet1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001369 A1Maxell, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transparent reflection-type340US 4,856,857 ADai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha · 1989
- Credit card and method of making the same254US 4,897,533 ANational Business Systems, Inc. · 1990
- Transaction card159US 6,764,014 B2American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. · 2004
- Lamination product and method employing temporary transfer film144US 4,545,838 ASealtran Corporation · 1985
- Security tape with integrated hologram and magnetic strip142US 4,684,795 AUnited States Banknote Corporation · 1987