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B43L 9/00

Circular curve-drawing or like instruments (curve rulers or templets B43L13/00)

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B43L 9/12 Dividers (proportional dividers B43L9/08)
  • B43L 9/14 with changeable leg-ends for conversion into compasses, dividers, or callipers (B43L9/24 takes precedence)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B43, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SOCIETE BIC FR 422
  2. MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY JP 381
  3. PILOT CORPORATION JP 299
  4. MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY 213
  5. PILOT CORPORATION 100
  6. WACOM COMPANY JP 89
  7. STAEDTLER MARS & COMPANY DE 87
  8. KOTOBUKI JP 82
  9. CRAYOLA US 78
  10. SANFORD US 73