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B29L 2009/00

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Filing statistics

CPC B29L 2009/00 belongs to the parent subclass B29L, which recorded 169,017 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 12,669 in 2013 to 10,917 in 2023 (-14%), peaking at 18,221 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class B29 are HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (4,167 applications), BOEING COMPANY (3,701 applications) and COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (2,554 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B29, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 4,167
  2. BOEING COMPANY US 3,701
  3. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 2,554
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 2,240
  5. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 2,133
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,069
  7. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,028
  8. LG CHEM KR 1,962
  9. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,896
  10. CONTINENTAL REIFEN DE 1,725