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 1/04 for mono-impression printing, e.g. on sheets
- B41F 1/1 for multi-impression printing in one or more colours, e.g. on webs
- 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
- B41F 1/26 Details
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