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B41B 11/76

Pots (melting pots for casting stereotype plates B41D3/20)

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Details of, or accessories for, machines for mechanical composition using matrices for individual characters which are selected and assembled for type casting or moulding > Moulding or casting devices or associated mechanisms > Devices for supplying molten metal > Pots (melting pots for casting stereotype plates B41D3/20)

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  • B41B 11/78 movable towards and away from mould
  • B41B 11/80 with stirrers or means for removing dross
  • B41B 11/82 associated with mechanisms for introducing metal in solid form
  • B41B 11/84 Throats or mouthpieces; Wipers for mouthpieces
  • B41B 11/86 Heaters for pots; Temperature-control devices

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8,446
  2. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,438
  3. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,828
  4. CANON JP 5,419
  5. CANON 4,156
  6. BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,763
  7. BROTHER INDUSTRIES 2,779
  8. RICOH COMPANY JP 2,717
  9. FUJIFILM JP 2,423
  10. RICOH COMPANY 1,739