IPC Main Group
B41F 21/00 Devices for conveying sheets through printing apparatus or machines
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
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 21/02 Pins
- B41F 21/04 Grippers
- B41F 21/08 Combinations of endless conveyors and grippers
- B41F 21/1 Combinations of transfer drums and grippers
- B41F 21/12 Adjusting leading edges, e.g. front stops
- B41F 21/14 Adjusting lateral edges, e.g. side stops
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