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B41J 25/00

Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for

9 direct subcodes

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  • B41J 25/20 Auxiliary type mechanisms for printing distinguishing marks, e.g. for accenting, using dead or half-dead key arrangements, for printing marks in telegraph printers to indicate that machine is receiving
  • B41J 25/22 for aligning characters for impression
  • B41J 25/24 Case-shift mechanisms; Fount-change arrangements
  • B41J 25/32 Impression mechanisms in which a roller co-operates with stationary type-faces
  • B41J 25/34 Bodily-changeable print heads or carriages

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