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CPC Main Group
B41C 1/00

Forme preparation

11 direct subcodes

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  • B41C 1/055 Thermographic processes for producing printing formes (B41C1/02 takes precedence; )
  • B41C 1/06 Transferring (B41C1/10, B41C1/18 take precedence)
  • B41C 1/08 by embossing, e.g. with a typewriter (typewriters adapted therefor B41J3/38)
  • B41C 1/12 Multicolour formes
  • B41C 1/16 Formes with areas rendered ink-resistant by covering with an amalgam; Printing plates for amalgam printing

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