CPC Main Group Additional Only
B41N 2210/00 Location or type of the layers in multi-layer blankets or like coverings
Filing statistics
CPC B41N 2210/00 belongs to the parent subclass B41N, which recorded 4,666 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 597 in 2013 to 192 in 2023 (-68%). 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
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B41N 2210/02 Top layers
- B41N 2210/04 Intermediate layers
- B41N 2210/06 Backcoats; Back layers; Bottom layers
- B41N 2210/10 characterised by inorganic compounds, e.g. pigments
- B41N 2210/12 characterised by non-macromolecular organic compounds
- B41N 2210/14 characterised by macromolecular organic compounds
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