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B41F 23/00

Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs or other articles in connection with printing

CPC: Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs or other articles in connection with printing

CPC:

Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing

Of 6 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41F 23/002 CPC only CPC only
  • B41F 23/005 CPC only CPC only
  • B41F 23/007 CPC only CPC only
  • B41F 23/02 by dampening (in rotary lithographic machines B41F7/24 ) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41F 23/08 Print finishing devices, e.g. for glossing prints 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