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DIFF Subgroup
B41J 29/38

Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism

CPC: Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for > Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism

CPC:

Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for > Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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  • B41J 29/387 Automatic cut-off devices since 1990 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