Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
Subclass:: STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES

Filing statistics

IPC B41K 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass B41K, which recorded 11,667 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 613 in 2013 to 718 in 2023 (+17%), peaking at 1,449 applications in 2020. 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

printing- or STAMPING -apparatus

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Child Classifications

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B41K 3/02 with stamping surface located above article-supporting surface
B41K 3/26 with stamping surface located below article- supporting surface
B41K 3/32 with co-operating stamping and counter-stamping members
B41K 3/36 with means for deforming or punching the copy matter
B41K 3/42 Stamping apparatus with selection mechanisms for successively stamping and delivering lists or other items giving information, e.g. for warehouse administration, washing lists, supermarket guides
B41K 3/44 Means for handling copy matter
B41K 3/54 Inking devices
B41K 3/62 Details or accessories

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