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B41P 2227/00

Mounting or handling printing plates; Forming printing surfaces in situ

7 direct subcodes

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  • B41P 2227/30 Detecting the correct position of printing plates on the cylinder
  • B41P 2227/50 Devices for storing printing plates
  • B41P 2227/70 Forming the printing surface directly on the form cylinder

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