Printing apparatus and print control method
US-12202290-B2 · Jan 21, 2025 · US
Preheating, i.e. heating to a temperature insufficient to cause printing
Preheating, i.e. heating to a temperature insufficient to cause printing · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B41J2/38 |
| Official title | Preheating, i.e. heating to a temperature insufficient to cause printing |
| Display label | Preheating, i.e. heating to a temperature insufficient to cause printing |
| Total patents | 36 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Inkjet ink set and inkjet recording apparatus
US-2025002742-A1 · Jan 2, 2025 · US
Image-forming apparatus
US-12109823-B2 · Oct 8, 2024 · US
Control device, printer apparatus, and control method
US-2024308240-A1 · Sep 19, 2024 · US
Printing apparatus and printing method
US-11884066-B2 · Jan 30, 2024 · US
Printing apparatus
US-2023182484-A1 · Jun 15, 2023 · US
Image-forming apparatus
US-2023080629-A1 · Mar 16, 2023 · US
Printing apparatus and print control method
US-2022355603-A1 · Nov 10, 2022 · US
Thermal printer and method for controlling the same
US-11376864-B2 · Jul 5, 2022 · US
Printing apparatus and printing method
US-2022169015-A1 · Jun 2, 2022 · US
Automatically reconfiguring a web printer
US-2022107763-A1 · Apr 7, 2022 · US
Automatically reconfiguring a web printer
US-11294605-B2 · Apr 5, 2022 · US
Automatically reconfiguring a web printer
US-2021286563-A1 · Sep 16, 2021 · US
Guide bar determination
US-11117378-B2 · Sep 14, 2021 · US
Guide bar determination
US-2021129539-A1 · May 6, 2021 · US
Pause start-up routine of imaging device
US-10946645-B2 · Mar 16, 2021 · US
System and method for dispensing material
US-10933156-B2 · Mar 2, 2021 · US
Thermal printer and method for controlling the same
US-2021008893-A1 · Jan 14, 2021 · US
Thermal printer and method for controlling the same
US-10821742-B2 · Nov 3, 2020 · US
System and method for dispensing material
US-2020306407-A1 · Oct 1, 2020 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B41J2/38?
- CPC B41J2/38 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Preheating, i.e. heating to a temperature insufficient to cause printing.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B41J2/38 (Preheating, i.e. heating to a temperature insufficient to cause printing)?
- Our database includes 36 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B41J2/38 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).