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B41J 11/52

in which one paper or set is moved transversely relative to another

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form > Apparatus for condensed record, tally strip, or like work using two or more papers, or sets of papers > in which one paper or set is moved transversely relative to another

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
Subclass:
TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

Filing statistics

IPC B41J 11/52 belongs to the parent subclass B41J, which recorded 200,339 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 16,365 in 2013 to 16,108 in 2023 (-2%), peaking at 20,426 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B41 are SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (14,672 applications), CANON (14,153 applications) and RICOH COMPANY (8,049 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • B41J 11/53 Devices for holding in place one paper or set during replacement of one or more of the auxiliary papers or sets

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