Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form (script supports connected to the typewriter or printer B41J29/15)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

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IPC: Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form

CPC: Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form (script supports connected to the typewriter or printer B41J29/15)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form

CPC:

Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form (script supports connected to the typewriter or printer B41J29/15)

Additional Content IPC

Limiting references

Script supports connected to the typewriter or printer

Application references

Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs

CPC subdivides this area 2x more granularly than IPC with 15 additional codes.

15 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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B41J 11/0005 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/001 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/0015 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/0025 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/0035 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/004 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/0045 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/006 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/0065 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/007 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/0075 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/008 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/0085 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/009 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/0095 CPC only CPC only
B41J 11/02 Platens IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B41J 11/18 Platen-impression arrangements IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B41J 11/20 Platen adjustments for varying the strength of impression, for a varying number of papers, for wear or for alignment IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B41J 11/22 Paper-carriage guides or races IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B41J 11/24 Detents, brakes, or couplings for feed rollers or platens 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