B41M 5/00 Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein (by using light-sensitive materials G03; electrography, magnetography G03G )
Introduced: September 1968
Title
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IPC: Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
CPC: Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein (by using light-sensitive materials G03; electrography, magnetography G03G )
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein (by using light-sensitive materials G03; electrography, magnetography G03G )
Of 14 combined children, 7 exist in both systems.
7 codes are CPC-only extensions.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B41M 5/025 by transferring ink from the master sheet since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B41M 5/124 using pressure to make a masked colour visible, e.g. to make a coloured support visible, to create an opaque or transparent pattern, or to form colour by uniting colour-forming components since 1990 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B41M 5/20 using electric current (B41M5/24 takes precedence ) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B41M 5/24 Ablative recording, e.g. by burning marks; Spark recording +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B41M 5/26 Thermography (B41M5/20, B41M5/24 take precedence); +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B41M 5/50 Recording sheets characterised by the coating used to improve ink, dye or pigment receptivity, e.g. for ink-jet or thermal dye transfer recording since 2006 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
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