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DIFF Subgroup
B41L 15/06

with curved printing surfaces, e.g. cylinders

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Letterpress printing apparatus specially adapted for office or other commercial purposes > with curved printing surfaces, e.g. cylinders

CPC:

Letterpress printing apparatus specially adapted for office or other commercial purposes (in general B41F; printing plates or foils, materials theref or B41N1/00) > with curved printing surfaces, e.g. cylinders

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • B41L 15/08 with stereotypes 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