CPC Main Group
B41B 21/00 Common details of photographic composing machines of the kinds covered in groups B41B17/00 and B41B19/00
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B41B 21/02 Shutters in optical systems (in general G03B)
- B41B 21/08 Light sources; Devices associated therewith, e.g. control devices
- B41B 21/16 Optical systems (shutters B41B21/02; light sources B41B21/08)
- B41B 21/30 Electron-beam tubes or charactrons (in general H01J31/00)
- B41B 21/32 Film carriers; Film-conveying or positioning devices (film-handling means in line-composing photographic devices B41B15/32; machines with means for moving the film in its plane for photographing characters in succession B41B17/16)
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