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B41J 35/00

Other apparatus or arrangements associated with, or incorporated in, ink-ribbon mechanisms

11 direct subcodes

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  • B41J 35/20 Ink-ribbon shifts, e.g. for exposing print, for case-shift adjustment, for rendering ink ribbon inoperative
  • B41J 35/24 Mechanisms specially adapted for feeding impression-transfer materials of foil form
  • B41J 35/26 Ink-ribbon shields or backings
  • B41J 35/28 Detachable carriers or holders for ink-ribbon mechanisms
  • B41J 35/36 Alarms, indicators, or feed disabling devices responsive to ink ribbon breakage or exhaustion
  • B41J 35/38 Feeding the ink ribbon to waste after use

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