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B41J 29/00

Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for

Filing statistics

CPC B41J 29/00 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

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  • B41J 29/04 Means for attaching machines to baseboards
  • B41J 29/06 Special supports, platforms or trolleys for supporting machines on tables
  • B41J 29/08 Sound-deadening, or shock-absorbing stands, supports, cases or pads separate from machines
  • B41J 29/10 Sound-deadening devices embodied in machines
  • B41J 29/14 Attachments operated by the leg, e.g. the foot, the knee
  • B41J 29/15 Script supports connected to the typewriter or printer
  • B41J 29/16 Auxiliary receptacles for articles, e.g. erasers, pencils
  • B41J 29/17 Cleaning arrangements
  • B41J 29/377 Cooling or ventilating arrangements
  • B41J 29/40 Means for printing fixed, i.e. unchanging, matter in addition to selectable matter
  • B41J 29/50 Side-stop mechanisms
  • B41J 29/52 Top-and-bottom stop mechanisms

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