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B41C 1/04

using heads controlled by an electric information signal

Full Title

Forme preparation > Engraving; Heads therefor (recording on record carriers, heads therefor G11B) > using heads controlled by an electric information signal

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  • B41C 1/045 Mechanical engraving heads
  • B41C 1/05 Heat-generating engraving heads, e.g. laser beam, electron beam

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