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CPC Subgroup
B41J 33/516

using a reversing-feeler responsive to the tension of the ribbon

Full Title

Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material > Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms > with arrangements for reversing the feed direction > automatically > and characterised by the use of particular reversing control means > using a reversing-feeler responsive to the tension of the ribbon

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