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C06F 1/00

Mechanical manufacture of matches

12 direct subcodes

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  • C06F 1/02 Cutting match splints (independently of other operations B27L9/00)
  • C06F 1/04 Filling match splints into carrier bars; Discharging matches
  • C06F 1/06 Dipping, coating, impregnating, or drying of matches (dipping or coating in general B05C, B05D; impregnating in general B27K; drying in general F26B)
  • C06F 1/12 Filling matches into boxes (packaging in general B65B)
  • C06F 1/14 Manufacture of ignition strips
  • C06F 1/16 Manufacture of matches connected together, e.g. in bands or blocks
  • C06F 1/18 Printing on matches or match-boxes when combined with match manufacture
  • C06F 1/20 Applying strike-surfaces, e.g. on match-boxes on match-books
  • C06F 1/22 Manufacturing of match-books, match packs or match packages
  • C06F 1/24 Safety devices against fire
  • C06F 1/26 Production lines for complete match manufacture

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 309
  2. BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 295
  3. INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS 216
  4. HUBEI INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE CHEMOTECHNOLOGY 187
  5. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 120
  6. DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC AU 108
  7. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 102
  8. DAICEL CORPORATION JP 102
  9. BAE SYSTEMS GB 91
  10. DYNO NOBEL US 88