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B41J 15/08

characterised by being applied to printers having transversely- moving carriages

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: characterised by being applied to printers having transversely-moving carriages

CPC: characterised by being applied to printers having transversely- moving carriages

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs > Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles > characterised by being applied to printers having transversely-moving carriages

CPC:

Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs > Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles > characterised by being applied to printers having transversely- moving carriages

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 15/10 and mounted on the carriage IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 15/12 and coupled to the carriage IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 15/14 and detached from the carriage 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