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B41B 11/18

Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Details of, or accessories for, machines for mechanical composition using matrices for individual characters which are selected and assembled for type casting or moulding > Devices or arrangements for assembling matrices and space bands

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

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B41B 11/2 Assembler guide channels
  • B41B 11/22 Assembler cover plates or framework
  • B41B 11/24 Belt conveyors co-operating with assembler guides
  • B41B 11/26 Devices for feeding or guiding space bands into association with matrices
  • B41B 11/28 Star wheels or other stacking devices for matrices and space bands; Guides associated therewith
  • B41B 11/3 Assembler elevators or associated mechanisms, e.g. braking devices, retaining pawls, line resistants, delivery slides
  • B41B 11/32 Transfer channels or line-delivery carriages
  • B41B 11/34 First elevators or associated mechanisms
  • B41B 11/36 for presenting matrices or space bands directly to moulds

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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