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IPC Subgroup
B41K 3/1

having automatic means for changing type- characters, e.g. numbering devices

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped > with stamping surface located above article-supporting surface > and movable at right angles to the surface to be stamped > having automatic means for changing type- characters, e.g. numbering devices

Classification Context

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

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