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B41F 27/00

Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports (attaching by chemical means B41N6/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

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IPC: Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports

CPC: Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports (attaching by chemical means B41N6/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports

CPC:

Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports (attaching by chemical means B41N6/00)

Of 8 combined children, 7 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • B41F 27/005 CPC only CPC only
  • B41F 27/02 Magnetic devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41F 27/04 for attaching printing elements to flat type-beds IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41F 27/06 for attaching printing elements to forme cylinders IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41F 27/08 for attaching printing formes to flat type-beds IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41F 27/14 for attaching printing formes to intermediate supports, e.g. adapter members 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