Devices for removing flexible printing formes from forme cylinders

Filing statistics

CPC B41L 31/00 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