Patent Theme
Consumable Cartridge Design
Design aspects of user-replaceable cartridges or containers for printing consumables (e.g., ink, tape, labels) that facilitate easy installation, proper positioning, type identification, and reliable supply to the printer.
5,243 US filings from 592 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,438 · 2024: 1,615 · 2025: 1,572 · 2026 YTD: 618
Printers & Typewriters
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Seiko Epson Corporation | 850 | 224 | 262 | 254 | 110 | -3.1% |
| 2 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 814 | 202 | 221 | 276 | 115 | +24.9% |
| 3 | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 764 | 227 | 256 | 218 | 63 | -14.8% |
| 4 | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. | 272 | 50 | 81 | 98 | 43 | +21.0% |
| 5 | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 221 | 111 | 68 | 29 | 13 | -57.4% |
| 6 | TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 144 | 31 | 45 | 47 | 21 | +4.4% |
| 7 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | 119 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 10 | -27.5% |
| 8 | WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC | 95 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 11 | +3.7% |
| 9 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 80 | 17 | 30 | 26 | 7 | -13.3% |
| 10 | SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. | 64 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 9 | -18.5% |
| 11 | KYOCERA CORPORATION | 50 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 12 | -36.8% |
| 12 | Konica Minolta, Inc. | 47 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 9 | +54.5% |
| 13 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 41 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 4 | +7.1% |
| 14 | Memjet Technology Limited | 34 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Canon Production Printing Holding B.V. | 33 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 2 | +55.6% |
| 16 | Roland DG Corporation | 32 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | +128.6% |
| 17 | CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | · | -50.0% |
| 18 | Hand Held Products, Inc. | 27 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | +11.1% |
| 19 | MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD. | 26 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | +37.5% |
| 20 | SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 26 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | -10.0% |
| 21 | Entrust Corporation | 22 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | +16.7% |
| 22 | Capital One Services, LLC | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | · | -91.7% |
| 23 | Funai Electric Co., Ltd. | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | · | -80.0% |
| 24 | KEYENCE CORPORATION | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | +75.0% |
| 25 | Brady Worldwide, Inc. | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -20.0% |