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B41J 15/18

Multiple web-feeding apparatus

Full Title

Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs > Multiple web-feeding apparatus

Filing statistics

CPC B41J 15/18 belongs to the parent subclass B41J, which recorded 118,311 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 9,148 in 2013 to 8,613 in 2023 (-6%), peaking at 12,968 applications in 2018. 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

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 15/20 for webs superimposed during printing
  • B41J 15/22 for feeding webs in separate paths during printing
  • B41J 15/24 with means for registering the webs with each other

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