B41J 5/44 characterised by storage of recorded information
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: characterised by the kind of storage of recorded information
CPC: characterised by storage of recorded information
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Devices or arrangements for controlling character selection > Character or syllable selection controlled by recorded information > characterised by the kind of storage of recorded information
Devices or arrangements for controlling character selection (methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00) > Character or syllable selection controlled by recorded information > characterised by storage of recorded information
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 14,672
- CANON 14,153
- RICOH COMPANY 8,049
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,044
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,312
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES 6,887
- KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 5,463
- CANON JP 5,001
- KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 4,512
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,681
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8,446
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,438
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,828
- CANON JP 5,419
- CANON 4,156
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,763
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES 2,779
- RICOH COMPANY JP 2,717
- FUJIFILM JP 2,423
- RICOH COMPANY 1,739