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B41F 31/26

Construction of inking rollers (inking-rollers serving also to apply ink repellants in rotary lithographic machines B41F7/36)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Construction of inking rollers

CPC: Construction of inking rollers (inking-rollers serving also to apply ink repellants in rotary lithographic machines B41F7/36)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Inking arrangements or devices > Construction of inking rollers

CPC:

Inking arrangements or devices (inking units for platen presses B41F1/40; inking units for cylinder presses B41F3/81) > Construction of inking rollers (inking-rollers serving also to apply ink repellants in rotary lithographic machines B41F7/36)

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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