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B41L 47/00

Details of addressographs or like series-printing machines (common details of printing machines B41F21/00 - B41F35/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Details of addressing machines or like series-printing machines

CPC: Details of addressographs or like series-printing machines (common details of printing machines B41F21/00 - B41F35/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Details of addressing machines or like series-printing machines

CPC:

Details of addressographs or like series-printing machines (common details of printing machines B41F21/00 - B41F35/00)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41L 47/12 Auxiliary devices, e.g. for flattening plates, for assembling plates in predetermined order, for wetting stencils IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41L 47/56 Indicating, warning, control, or safety devices (B41L47/58 takes precedence) 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