DIFF Subgroup
B41J 11/42 Controlling
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 > Blanking or long feeds; Feeding to a particular line, e.g. by rotation of platen or feed roller > Controlling
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) > Blanking or long feeds; Feeding to a particular line, e.g. by rotation of platen or feed roller > Controlling
Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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- B41J 11/44 by devices, e.g. program tape or contact wheel, moved in correspondence with movement of paper-feeding devices, e.g. platen rotation 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