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B41J 31/00

Ink ribbons; Renovating or testing ink ribbons

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • B41J 31/09 Ink ribbons characterised by areas carrying media for obliteration or removal of typing errors since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 31/10 Ink ribbons having arrangements to facilitate threading through a machine IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 31/12 Ink ribbons having arrangements to prevent undesired contact between the impression-transfer material and machine parts or other articles 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