for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme (neutralising or similar differentiation treatments of lithographic printing formes B41N3/08)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme

CPC: for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme (neutralising or similar differentiation treatments of lithographic printing formes B41N3/08)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Forme preparation > for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme

CPC:

Forme preparation > for lithographic printing; Master sheets for transferring a lithographic image to the forme (neutralising or similar differentiation treatments of lithographic printing formes B41N3/08)

Of 8 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

8 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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B41C 1/1008 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B41C 1/1041 CPC only CPC only
B41C 1/105 CPC only CPC only
B41C 1/1058 CPC only CPC only
B41C 1/1066 CPC only CPC only
B41C 1/1075 CPC only CPC only
B41C 1/1083 CPC only CPC only
B41C 1/1091 CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 14,672
CANON 14,153
RICOH COMPANY 8,049
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,044
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,312
BROTHER INDUSTRIES 6,887
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 5,463
CANON JP 5,001
KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 4,512
BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,681

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8,446
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,438
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,828
CANON JP 5,419
CANON 4,156
BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,763
BROTHER INDUSTRIES 2,779
RICOH COMPANY JP 2,717
FUJIFILM JP 2,423
RICOH COMPANY 1,739