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B41B 11/08

Magazines for matrices

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Details of, or accessories for, machines for mechanical composition using matrices for individual characters which are selected and assembled for type casting or moulding > Storage devices for matrices or space bands > Magazines for matrices

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41B 11/10 for composing by hand IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/12 Attachment of magazines to machines; Magazine-selection or magazine-shift mechanisms (controlling selection or shifting B41B27/42) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/14 with escapement devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 14,672
  2. CANON 14,153
  3. RICOH COMPANY 8,049
  4. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,044
  5. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,312
  6. BROTHER INDUSTRIES 6,887
  7. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 5,463
  8. CANON JP 5,001
  9. KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 4,512
  10. BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,681

Top Applicants (CPC)

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