B44F 1/04
After passage through surface layers
Official title: after passage through surface layers, e.g. pictures with mirrors on the back
B44F1/04 (After passage through surface layers) appears on 216 US grants and 168 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44F- Granted patents
- 216
- Published applications
- 168
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 443
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 15 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 17 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Reflective thermal transfer printing label manufacturing method, single-color reflective label and multi-colors reflective label16 Jun 2026US 12,654,480 B2Dongguan Yuemei Label and Printing Co., Ltd.
- Optical switch devices31 Mar 2026US 12,589,611 B2Hueck Folien Gesellschaft m.b.H.
- Metal card having a glass body and a method for manufacturing the same17 Feb 2026US 12,554,960 B2Biosmart Corporation
- Multi-colored decorative component and method30 Dec 2025US 12,508,834 B2Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
- Method for producing a semi-transparent motor-vehicle design element28 Oct 2025US 12,455,058 B2ZKW Group GmbH
- Decorative member, resin molded product, and decorative display device4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367963 A1Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Metal card having a glass body and a method for manufacturing the same25 Sep 2025US 2025/0299012 A1Biosmart Corporation
- Metal card having a glass body and a method for manufacturing the same25 Sep 2025US 2025/0299013 A1Biosmart Corporation
- Decorative pvd coated items and radomes and methods of making same13 Mar 2025US 2025/0083597 A1Motherson Innovations Company Limited
- Reflective thermal transfer printing label manufacturing method, single-color reflective label and multi-colors reflective label10 Oct 2024US 2024/0336079 A1Dongguan Yuemei Label and Printing Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elastomeric reflective metal surfaces135US 4,101,698 AAvery International Corporation · 1978
- Decorative emblem105US 4,767,647 AThe D. L. Auld Company · 1988
- Decorative sheet material simulating the appearance of a base coat/clear coat paint finish96US 4,931,324 ARexham Corporation · 1990
- Multilayer graphic article with color layer96US 5,468,532 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1995
- Iridescent film with thermoplastic elastomeric components93US 5,089,318 AThe Mearl Corporation · 1992