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DIFF Subgroup
B41J 33/14

Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material > Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 11 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 33/30 Escapement mechanisms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 33/32 Electromagnetic devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 33/34 driven by motors independently of the machine as a whole IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 33/36 with means for adjusting feeding rate IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 33/52 Braking devices therefor IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41J 33/60 responsive to telegraph code or other extraneous signals 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