Dovetailed work; Tenons; Making tongues or grooves (slotting B27F5/00); Groove- and- tongue jointed work; Finger- joints (machines or devices for working mitred joints B27G5/00; cutting tools for cutting grooves or tenons B27G13/14)

Filing statistics

CPC B27F 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B27F, which recorded 2,878 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 125 in 2013 to 208 in 2023 (+66%), peaking at 449 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B27 are ROBERT BOSCH (868 applications), NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY (463 applications) and HOMAG (437 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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B27F 1/005
B27F 1/02 Making tongues or grooves, of indefinite length
B27F 1/08 Making dovetails, tongues, or tenons, of definite limited length
B27F 1/16 Making finger joints, i.e. joints having tapers in the opposite direction to those of dovetail joints (B27F1/08 takes precedence)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B27, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

ROBERT BOSCH DE 868
NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY 463
HOMAG DE 437
HUSQVARNA SE 360
SWISS KRONO TEC CH 350
MAKITA CORPORATION JP 319
DIEFFENBACHERMASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU DE 312
VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 306
ANDREAS STIHL & COMPANY DE 275
FESTOOL DE 260