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B41B 11/12

Attachment of magazines to machines; Magazine-selection or magazine-shift mechanisms (controlling selection or shifting B41B27/42)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Attachment of magazines to machines; Magazine-selection or magazine-shift mechanisms

CPC: Attachment of magazines to machines; Magazine-selection or magazine-shift mechanisms (controlling selection or shifting B41B27/42)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

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 > Attachment of magazines to machines; Magazine-selection or magazine-shift mechanisms

CPC:

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 > Attachment of magazines to machines; Magazine-selection or magazine-shift mechanisms (controlling selection or shifting B41B27/42)

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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