CPC Subgroup
B41B 11/18 Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands (control devices therefor B41B27/44)
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 > Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands (control devices therefor B41B27/44)
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Child Classifications
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- B41B 11/20 Assembler guide channels
- B41B 11/22 Assembler cover plates or framework
- B41B 11/24 Belt conveyors co-operating with assembler guides
- B41B 11/26 Devices for feeding or guiding space bands into association with matrices
- B41B 11/28 Star wheels or other stacking devices for matrices and space bands; Guides associated therewith
- B41B 11/30 Assembler elevators or associated mechanisms, e.g. braking devices, retaining pawls, line resistants, delivery slides
- B41B 11/32 Transfer channels or line-delivery carriages
- B41B 11/34 First elevators or associated mechanisms
- B41B 11/36 for presenting matrices or space bands directly to moulds
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