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B41F 13/48

Arrangements to enable printing to be effected over selected areas of a single forme cylinder (by inking selected areas B41F31/18)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

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IPC: Arrangements to enable printing to be effected over selected areas of a single forme cylinder

CPC: Arrangements to enable printing to be effected over selected areas of a single forme cylinder (by inking selected areas B41F31/18)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Common details of rotary presses or machines > Arrangements to enable printing to be effected over selected areas of a single forme cylinder

CPC:

Common details of rotary presses or machines > Arrangements to enable printing to be effected over selected areas of a single forme cylinder (by inking selected areas B41F31/18)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • B41F 13/50 by effecting relative movement of forme and impression cylinders during printing cycle IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41F 13/52 by projecting and retracting parts of the surface of the forme cylinder 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