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IPC Main Group
B41F 1/00

Platen presses, i.e. presses in which printing is effected by at least one essentially-flat pressure-applying member co-operating with a flat type-bed

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
Subclass:
PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES

Related Keywords

presses using printing PLATE(S)

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B41F 1/02 Hand-operated platen presses
  • B41F 1/16 for offset printing
  • B41F 1/18 for lithography
  • B41F 1/2 for perfecting sheets, i.e. for printing on both sides of sheets
  • B41F 1/22 specially adapted for printing heads, e.g. letter heads
  • B41F 1/24 specially adapted for proof printing

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