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IPC Subgroup
B41F 5/04

for printing on webs

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Rotary letterpress machines > for printing on webs

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 5/06 with several printing units in sequential arrangement
  • B41F 5/08 with several printing units in both superimposed and sequential arrangement
  • B41F 5/1 with several printing units arranged side by side
  • B41F 5/12 for printing on one side and on the other side of webs between the same forme and impression cylinders
  • B41F 5/14 with several impression cylinders arranged around a forme cylinder

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