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B41F 17/10

on articles of indefinite length, e.g. wires, hoses, tubes, yarns

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: on articles or material of indefinite length, e.g. wires, hoses, tubes or yarns

CPC: on articles of indefinite length, e.g. wires, hoses, tubes, yarns

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for > for printing on filamentary or elongated articles or material, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces > on articles or material of indefinite length, e.g. wires, hoses, tubes or yarns

CPC:

Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for > for printing on filamentary or elongated articles, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces > on articles of indefinite length, e.g. wires, hoses, tubes, yarns

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

Child Classifications

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  • B41F 17/12 at an angle to axis IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41F 17/13 for printing on rolls of material, the roll serving as impression cylinder, e.g. strip printers since 2009 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