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B41B 15/28

Photographic devices (in general G03)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Photographic devices

CPC: Photographic devices (in general G03)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Photographic composing machines with movable character carriers for composing lines of characters prior to photography > Details > Photographic devices

CPC:

Photographic composing machines with movable character carriers for composing lines of characters prior to photography > Details > Photographic devices (in general G03)

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

Child Classifications

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  • B41B 15/30 Composing cameras IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 15/32 Film-handling mechanisms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 15/34 Adjusting enlargement or register; Correcting exposure time 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