CPC Subgroup
B27N 3/08 Moulding or pressing (presses in general B30B)
Full Title
Manufacture of substantially flat articles, e.g. boards, from particles or fibres > Moulding or pressing (presses in general B30B)
Filing statistics
CPC B27N 3/08 belongs to the parent subclass B27N, which recorded 12,535 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 553 in 2013 to 1,010 in 2023 (+83%), peaking at 1,605 applications in 2018. 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
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B27N 3/10 Moulding of mats
- B27N 3/16 Transporting the material from mat moulding stations to presses (B27N3/22 takes precedence); Apparatus specially adapted for transporting the material or component parts therefor, e.g. cauls (transport devices in general B65G)
- B27N 3/18 Auxiliary operations, e.g. preheating, humidifying, cutting-off
- B27N 3/20 characterised by using platen-presses
- B27N 3/24 characterised by using continuously acting presses having endless belts or chains moved within the compression zone
- B27N 3/26 characterised by using continuously acting presses having a heated press drum and an endless belt to compress the material between belt and drum
- B27N 3/28 characterised by using extrusion presses
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