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B41B 7/10

in which a line is composed of matrices and in which single types or spaces are cast, e.g. stringer type

Introduced: September 1968

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IPC:

Kinds or types of apparatus for mechanical composition in which the type is cast or moulded from matrices > operating with separate matrices for individual characters or spaces which are selected and assembled > in which a line is composed of matrices and in which single types or spaces are cast, e.g. stringer type

CPC:

Kinds or types of apparatus for mechanical composition in which the type is cast or moulded from matrices > operating with separate matrices for individual characters or spaces which are selected and assembled (details B41B11/00) > in which a line is composed of matrices and in which single types or spaces are cast, e.g. stringer type

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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