B42D 25/48
Controlling the manufacturing process
B42D25/48 (Controlling the manufacturing process) appears on 143 US grants and 121 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B42D- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 121
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 278
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
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| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Warm-up target for a laser engraver12 May 2026US 12,623,301 B2Assa Abloy AB
- Three-dimensional display, authentication medium, and formation method13 Jan 2026US 12,522,013 B2Toppan Inc.
- Apparatuses and methods for printed security features4 Nov 2025US 12,459,287 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Security document and methods of manufacturing the same3 Jun 2025US 12,319,082 B2HID Global CID SAS
- Printed material management system that provides a printed material identifier using invisible ink25 Mar 2025US 12,257,858 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Apparatuses and methods for printed security features29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027849 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Recycled materials for use in substrates for secure instruments14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256527 A1Spectra Systems Corporation
- Method for producing value documents, and sensor system for quality control during the production of value documents19 Jun 2025US 2025/0201047 A1Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Methods for designing a printed image for a security feature10 Apr 2025US 2025/0117946 A1Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions SA
- A device and a method for optical engraving of a diffraction grating on a workpiece1 Aug 2024US 2024/0253152 A1Boegli-Gravures S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Anticounterfeiting method and device utilizing holograms and pseudorandom dot patterns252US 5,396,559 A1995
- System for forming picture, alphanumeric and micrographic images on the surface of a plastic card183US 4,675,746 AData Card Corporation · 1987
- System for producing a personal ID card131US 5,913,542 ABell Data Software Corporation · 1999
- Document carrying a legible code, and method and apparatus for producing same122US 4,234,214 AThe Governor and Company of the Bank of England · 1980
- ID card issuing system117US 5,410,642 ADai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd. · 1995