CPC Subgroup
B41F 17/13 for printing on rolls of material, the roll serving as impression cylinder, e.g. strip printers
Full Title
Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for > for printing on filamentary or elongated articles, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces > on articles of indefinite length, e.g. wires, hoses, tubes, yarns > for printing on rolls of material, the roll serving as impression cylinder, e.g. strip printers
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