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IPC Subgroup
B41J 33/14

Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material > Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms

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

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 33/3 Escapement mechanisms
  • B41J 33/32 Electromagnetic devices
  • B41J 33/34 driven by motors independently of the machine as a whole
  • B41J 33/36 with means for adjusting feeding rate
  • B41J 33/52 Braking devices therefor
  • B41J 33/6 responsive to telegraph code or other extraneous signals

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