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DIFF Subgroup
B41K 3/54

Inking devices

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped > Inking devices

CPC:

Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped (means for printing on articles of special shape or having a surface of particular configuration B41F17/00) > Inking devices

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • B41K 3/56 using inking pads IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41K 3/58 using ink ribbons, ink sheets, or carbon tape or paper IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41K 3/60 using rollers, e.g. rollers with integral ink-supply devices 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