CPC Subgroup
B41B 7/18 the matrices being guided by wires, e.g. "typograph" machines
Full Title
Kinds or types of apparatus for mechanical composition in which the type is cast or moulded from matrices > operating with separate matrices for individual characters or spaces which are selected and assembled (details B41B11/00) > in which a justified line is composed of matrices and a type line is cast in one piece > the lines of matrices being composed and justified by machine operation, e.g. line type casting machines, "intertype" machines > the matrices being guided by wires, e.g. "typograph" machines
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