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B41B 5/08

Tools or auxiliaries

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices for making type or lines > Tools or auxiliaries

CPC:

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

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

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41B 5/10 for polishing or finishing type (polishing in general B24B) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 5/12 for making type in the form of lines, e.g. by drawing or casting IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41B 5/14 for cutting spaces 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