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CPC Subgroup
B41J 2/305

Ink supply apparatus (ink ribbons, ink-ribbon mechanisms B41J31/00 - B41J35/00)

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 > using print wires > Ink supply apparatus (ink ribbons, ink-ribbon mechanisms B41J31/00 - B41J35/00)

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