CPC Main Group
B41L 29/00 Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports
Filing statistics
CPC B41L 29/00 belongs to the parent subclass B41L, which recorded 534 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 54 in 2013 to 20 in 2023 (-63%), peaking at 86 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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- B41L 29/02 magnetic
- B41L 29/04 for attaching printing elements to flat type-beds
- B41L 29/06 for attaching elements to forme cylinders
- B41L 29/08 for attaching print formes to flat type-beds
- B41L 29/10 for attaching non-deformable curved printing formes to forme cylinders
- B41L 29/12 for attaching flexible printing formes
- B41L 29/22 for attaching printing formes to intermediate supports, e.g. adapter members
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