Details of, or accessories for, machines for mechanical composition using matrices for individual characters which are selected and assembled for type casting or moulding

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
Subclass:: MACHINES OR ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING, SETTING, OR DISTRIBUTING TYPE; TYPE; PHOTOGRAPHIC OR PHOTOELECTRONIC COMPOSING DEVICES

Filing statistics

IPC B41B 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass B41B, which recorded 118 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 9 in 2013 to 10 in 2023 (+11%), peaking at 20 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class B41 are SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (14,672 applications), CANON (14,153 applications) and RICOH COMPANY (8,049 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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B41B 11/02 Matrices
B41B 11/04 Space bands
B41B 11/06 Storage devices for matrices or space bands
B41B 11/18 Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands
B41B 11/38 Devices for aligning or clamping lines of matrices and space bands
B41B 11/52 Moulding or casting devices or associated mechanisms
B41B 11/9 Arrangements or devices for distributing matrices or space bands after casting or moulding
B41B 11/96 Devices for cooling or cleaning matrices

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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