IPC Main Group
B41M 3/00 Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- Subclass:
- PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B41M 3/02 Maps; Sea or meteorological charts
- B41M 3/04 Music
- B41M 3/06 Veined printings; Fluorescent printings; Stereoscopic images; Imitated patterns, e.g. tissues, textiles
- B41M 3/1 Watermarks
- B41M 3/12 Transfer pictures or the like, e.g. decalcomanias
- B41M 3/14 Security printing
- B41M 3/16 Braille printing
- B41M 3/18 Particular kinds of wallpapers
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