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IPC Main Group
B41J 21/00

Column, tabular or like printing arrangements; Means for centralising short lines

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

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

Additional Content

Carriage-release mechanisms

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 21/02 Stops or stop-racks
  • B41J 21/04 Mechanisms for setting or restoring tabulation stops
  • B41J 21/06 with means for preventing rebound from stops
  • B41J 21/08 Mechanisms for initiating, effecting, skipping, or stopping tabulation movement; Means for centralising short lines
  • B41J 21/1 with central, counter, or equivalent stop projected into path of tabulation stops
  • B41J 21/12 characterised by arrangements of electrical contacts
  • B41J 21/14 characterised by denominational arrangements
  • B41J 21/16 controlled by the sensing of marks or formations on the paper being typed, an undersheet, or the platen
  • B41J 21/17 controlled by stored information
  • B41J 21/18 characterised by applications of scales or indicators

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