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Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

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 > Details

Classification Context

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

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B41F 1/28 Sheet-conveying, -aligning or -clamping devices
B41F 1/38 Platens or type-beds
B41F 1/4 Inking units
B41F 1/54 Printing-pressure control devices
B41F 1/56 Auxiliary devices
B41F 1/6 Safety devices

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