CPC Subgroup
B41J 1/30 with the types or dies moving relative to the carriers or mounted on flexible carriers
Full Title
Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the mounting, arrangement or disposition of the types or dies > with types or dies mounted on carriers rotatable for selection > the plane of the type or die face being perpendicular to the axis of rotation (B41J1/60 takes precedence) > Carriers stationary for impression, e.g. with the types or dies not moving relative to the carriers > with the types or dies moving relative to the carriers or mounted on flexible carriers
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