CPC Subgroup
B41B 11/08 Magazines for matrices
Full Title
Details of, or accessories for, machines for mechanical composition using matrices for individual characters which are selected and assembled for type casting or moulding > Storage devices for matrices or space bands > Magazines for matrices
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B41B 11/10 for composing by hand
- B41B 11/12 Attachment of magazines to machines; Magazine-selection or magazine-shift mechanisms (controlling selection or shifting B41B27/42)
- B41B 11/14 with escapement devices
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8,446
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,438
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,828
- CANON JP 5,419
- CANON 4,156
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,763
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES 2,779
- RICOH COMPANY JP 2,717
- FUJIFILM JP 2,423
- RICOH COMPANY 1,739