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B41J 11/26

Pin feeds

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 > Pin feeds

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) > Pin feeds

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 11/27 on or within the platen-rollers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/28 Pin wheels IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/30 Pin traction elements other than wheels, e.g. pins on endless bands IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/32 Adjustment of pin wheels or traction elements, e.g. laterally IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 11/34 Guides coacting with pin feeds 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