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B41L 39/00

Indicating, counting, warning, control, or safety devices (ink-level control devices B41L27/04; such devices in general, see relevant subclasses, e.g. counting in general G06M)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices

CPC: Indicating, counting, warning, control, or safety devices (ink-level control devices B41L27/04; such devices in general, see relevant subclasses, e.g. counting in general G06M)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices

CPC:

Indicating, counting, warning, control, or safety devices (ink-level control devices B41L27/04; such devices in general, see relevant subclasses, e.g. counting in general G06M)

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

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41L 39/02 Indicating devices, e.g. counters IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41L 39/16 Programming systems for automatic control of sequence of operations 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