DIFF Main Group
B41J 1/00 Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the mounting, arrangement or disposition of the types or dies
Introduced: September 1968
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B41J 1/04 with types or dies carried upon levers or radial arms, e.g. manually operated (B41J1/16 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B41J 1/16 with types or dies arranged in stationary or sliding cases or frames or upon flexible strips, plates, bars or rods IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B41J 1/22 with types or dies mounted on carriers rotatable for selection IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B41J 1/60 with types or dies on spherical, truncated-spherical, or like surfaces IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 14,672
- CANON 14,153
- RICOH COMPANY 8,049
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,044
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,312
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES 6,887
- KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 5,463
- CANON JP 5,001
- KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 4,512
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,681
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8,446
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,438
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,828
- CANON JP 5,419
- CANON 4,156
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,763
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES 2,779
- RICOH COMPANY JP 2,717
- FUJIFILM JP 2,423
- RICOH COMPANY 1,739