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B41B 11/76

Pots (melting pots for casting stereotype plates B41D3/20)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

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IPC: Pots

CPC: Pots (melting pots for casting stereotype plates B41D3/20)

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 > Moulding or casting devices or associated mechanisms > Devices for supplying molten metal > Pots

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 > Moulding or casting devices or associated mechanisms > Devices for supplying molten metal > Pots (melting pots for casting stereotype plates B41D3/20)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41B 11/78 movable towards and away from mould IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/80 with stirrers or means for removing dross IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/82 associated with mechanisms for introducing metal in solid form IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/84 Throats or mouthpieces; Wipers for mouthpieces IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 11/86 Heaters for pots; Temperature-control 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