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IPC Subgroup
B41J 7/02

Type-lever actuating mechanisms

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Type-selecting or type-actuating mechanisms > Type-lever actuating 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

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 7/18 Levers having moving or variable fulcra to alter the mechanical advantage during the stroke
  • B41J 7/2 Levers having moving pivots fixed relative to the lever; Type-bars each pivoted on two links
  • B41J 7/22 Type-baskets; Bearings or hangers for type-levers
  • B41J 7/24 Construction of type-levers
  • B41J 7/26 Special means, e.g. repulsers, for ensuring return of type-levers
  • B41J 7/28 Key-lever and type-member returned independently to rest position
  • B41J 7/3 Preventing rebound or clash of levers or type-members

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