Plier-like tools for stamping, or stamping and delivering, tickets or the like

Filing statistics

CPC B41K 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass B41K, which recorded 3,739 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 177 in 2013 to 193 in 2023 (+9%), peaking at 520 applications in 2017. 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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Child Classifications

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B41K 5/003
B41K 5/006
B41K 5/02 with means for varying the image stamped
B41K 5/04 with devices for collecting counterfoils, or with other means for recording stamping operations (counting devices G06M)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8,446
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,438
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,828
CANON JP 5,419
CANON 4,156
BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,763
BROTHER INDUSTRIES 2,779
RICOH COMPANY JP 2,717
FUJIFILM JP 2,423
RICOH COMPANY 1,739