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G06K 15/02

using printers

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data > using printers

CPC:

Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data (printing or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00) > using printers

Of 12 combined children, 7 exist in both systems.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • G06K 15/027 CPC only CPC only
  • G06K 15/04 by rack-type printers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06K 15/08 by flight printing with type font moving in the direction of the printed line, e.g. chain printers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06K 15/14 by electrographic printing, e.g. xerography; by magnetographic printing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06K 15/16 Means for paper feeding or form feeding IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
  4. GOOGLE US 32,969
  5. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
  6. INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
  8. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
  9. APPLE US 21,891
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 76,952
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,841
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 44,778
  4. GOOGLE US 35,735
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 32,087
  6. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 30,572
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 25,023
  8. APPLE US 23,482
  9. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,548
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,917