CPC Subgroup
B41G 1/04 cylinder type
Full Title
Apparatus for bronze printing or for like operations (applying granular materials or metallic foils for decorative purposes B44C1/00) > cylinder type
Filing statistics
CPC B41G 1/04 belongs to the parent subclass B41G, which recorded 224 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 7 in 2013 to 2 in 2023 (-71%), peaking at 97 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class B41 are SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (8,446 applications), SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (8,438 applications) and HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (7,828 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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