Character or syllable selected by means of keys or keyboards of the typewriter type

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Devices or arrangements for controlling character selection > Character or syllable selected by means of keys or keyboards of the typewriter type

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 5/08 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

Related Keywords

typewriter KEYBOARDS or keys therefor

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B41J 5/1 Arrangements of keyboards
B41J 5/12 Construction of key buttons
B41J 5/14 Construction of key levers
B41J 5/16 Mounting or connecting key buttons on or to key levers
B41J 5/18 Locks
B41J 5/26 Regulating touch, key dip or stroke, or the like
B41J 5/28 Multiple-action keys, e.g. keys depressed by two or more amounts or movable in two or more directions to effect different functions or selections

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