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B41L 29/00

Devices for attaching printing elements or formes to supports

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
Subclass:
APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING OR PRINTING FOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B41L 29/02 magnetic
  • B41L 29/04 for attaching printing elements to flat type-beds
  • B41L 29/06 for attaching printing elements to forme cylinders
  • B41L 29/08 for attaching printing formes to flat type-beds
  • B41L 29/1 for attaching non-deformable curved printing formes to forme cylinders
  • B41L 29/22 for attaching printing formes to intermediate supports, e.g. adapter 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