CPC Subgroup
B41J 2/22 characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material
Full Title
Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed (mounting, arrangement or disposition of types or dies B41J1/00) > characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B41J 2/225 ballistic, e.g. using solid balls or pellets
- B41J 2/23 using print wires
- B41J 2/31 using a print element with projections on its surface impacted or impressed by hammers
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