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B41B 5/00

Devices for making type or lines (for mechanical composition B41B7/00, B41B9/00, B41B11/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Devices for making type or lines

CPC: Devices for making type or lines (for mechanical composition B41B7/00, B41B9/00, B41B11/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices for making type or lines

CPC:

Devices for making type or lines (for mechanical composition B41B7/00, B41B9/00, B41B11/00)

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

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  • B41B 5/02 Matrices 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