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DIFF Subgroup
B41J 11/02

Platens

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

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

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) > Platens

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 11/06 Flat page-size platens IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/08 Bar or like line-size platens IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/10 Anvil or like character-size platens IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/13 Backings or blankets (for roller platens B41J11/057) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/14 Platen-shift mechanisms; Driving gear therefor IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/16 with balancing means 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