CPC Main Group
C06F 1/00 Mechanical manufacture of matches
Filing statistics
CPC C06F 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass C06F, which recorded 64 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 6 in 2013 to 1 in 2023 (-83%), peaking at 18 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class C06 are XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (309 applications), BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (295 applications) and INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS (216 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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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 1/08 Carrier bars
- 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
- XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 309
- BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 295
- INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS 216
- HUBEI INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE CHEMOTECHNOLOGY 187
- NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 120
- DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC AU 108
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 102
- DAICEL CORPORATION JP 102
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 91
- DYNO NOBEL US 88