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DIFF Subgroup
B41J 25/02

Key actions for specified purposes

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for > Key actions for specified purposes

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 25/04 Back spacing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 25/06 Carriage return IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 25/08 Case shift IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 25/10 Ink-ribbon adjustment IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 25/12 Character spacing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 25/14 Line spacing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 25/16 Line spacing and carriage return by a single key IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 25/18 Tabulating 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