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B41B 11/18

Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands (control devices therefor B41B27/44)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

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IPC: Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands

CPC: Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands (control devices therefor B41B27/44)

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 > Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands

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 > Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands (control devices therefor B41B27/44)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • B41B 11/20 Assembler guide channels IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/22 Assembler cover plates or framework IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/24 Belt conveyors co-operating with assembler guides IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/26 Devices for feeding or guiding space bands into association with matrices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/28 Star wheels or other stacking devices for matrices and space bands; Guides associated therewith IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/30 Assembler elevators or associated mechanisms, e.g. braking devices, retaining pawls, line resistants, delivery slides IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/32 Transfer channels or line-delivery carriages IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/34 First elevators or associated mechanisms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/36 for presenting matrices or space bands directly to moulds 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