IPC Main Group
B41B 9/00 Details of, or accessories for, machines for mechanical composition using fixed combinations of matrices from which type is cast or moulded
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
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B41B 9/02 Combinations of matrices
- B41B 9/04 Carriers for combinations of matrices, e.g. blocks, cylinders, wheels, bars
- B41B 9/06 Mechanisms for effecting relative movements of matrix carriers and moulds for character or space selection
- B41B 9/08 Moulding or casting devices
- B41B 9/16 Devices for handling type after casting
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