IPC Subgroup
B41J 2/07 characterised by jet control
Introduced: January 1990
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed > characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material > Ink jet > characterised by jet control
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
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B41J 2/075 for many-valued deflection
- B41J 2/105 for binary-valued deflection
- B41J 2/11 for ink spray
- B41J 2/115 synchronising the droplet separation and charging time
- B41J 2/12 testing or correcting charge or deflection
- B41J 2/125 Sensors, e.g. deflection sensors
- B41J 2/13 for inclination of printed pattern
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