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B41J 9/44

Control for hammer-impression mechanisms

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Hammer-impression mechanisms > Control for hammer-impression 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

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B41J 9/46 for deciding or adjusting hammer-firing time
  • B41J 9/48 for deciding or adjusting hammer-drive energy
  • B41J 9/5 for compensating for the variations of printer drive conditions, e.g. for compensating for the variation of temperature or current supply

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