Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

PRINTRONIX, LLC

96Patents
13Active
96Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 8, 1974 → Feb 27, 2023 · 8 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6899476B1 RFID tag, antenna, and printer system Physics 83 Expired
US3941051A Printer system Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Expired
US6082914A Thermal printer and drive system for controlling print ribbon velocity and tension Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Expired
US6929412B1 RFID tag, antenna, and printer system Physics 48 Expired
US6535299B1 Bar code verification and printing system Physics 48 Expired
US4177731A Printer system ribbon drive having constant ribbon speed and tension Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US4687359A Color printer Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US6840689B2 Thermal printer with improved transport, drive, and remote controls Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US7114655B2 EPC data manager Physics 34 Expired
US5366303A Printer ribbon motor controller Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US4044668A Print hammer mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US4359289A Counterbalanced bidirectional shuttle drive having linear motor Electricity 30 Expired
US7114654B2 RFID encoder and verifier Physics 28 Expired
US7066667B2 RFID tag and printer system Physics 28 Expired
US4507796A Electronic apparatus having low radio frequency interference from system clock signal Electricity 25 Expired
US6089768A Print ribbon feeder and detection system Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US4463300A Linear motor digital servo control Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US6997627B2 Label printer read after print correlation apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US7342499B2 Multi-band RFID encoder Electricity 20 Active
US4180766A Reciprocating linear drive mechanism Electricity 16 Expired
US7037009B2 RFID tag, antenna, and printer system Physics 16 Expired
US7891892B2 Printer read after print correlation method Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US4033255A Print hammer actuator for dot matrix printers Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US7261479B2 RFID tag, antenna, and printer system Physics 15 Expired
US4415286A Variable print density encoder system Physics 14 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.