ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL (joining ropes or cables to one another or to other objects B65H69/00, F16G11/00; ; mechanical finishing or dressing of ropes D02J; ; decorative ropes or cords D04D; suspension cables for bridges E01D19/16; specially adapted for driving, or for being driven by, pulleys or other gearing elements F16G9/00; electric cables or joints insofar as electrical aspects are essential H01B, H01R)

Description

D07B covers the general design, manufacture, and structure of ropes and cables excluding electrical cables. This subclass encompasses twisted, braided, or laid rope constructions; materials used in rope production (natural fibers, synthetic fibers, wire); and mechanical properties relevant to rope performance. It includes inventions related to rope-making processes, splice techniques, and general cable configurations used in maritime, industrial, and general utility applications. Electrical cables and their specialized constructions are excluded and classified separately under D07C.

12 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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D07B 1/00 Constructional features of ropes or cables
D07B 2201/00 Ropes or cables
D07B 2205/00 Rope or cable materials
D07B 2207/00 Rope or cable making machines
D07B 2301/00 Controls
D07B 2401/00 Aspects related to the problem to be solved or advantage
D07B 2501/00 Application field
D07B 2801/00 Linked indexing codes associated with indexing codes or classes of D07B
D07B 3/00 General-purpose machines or apparatus for producing twisted ropes or cables from component strands of the same or different material
D07B 5/00 Making ropes or cables from special materials or of particular form
D07B 7/00 Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, rope- or cable-making machines; Auxiliary apparatus associated with such machines
D07B 9/00 Binding or sealing ends, e.g. to prevent unravelling

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 429
BEKAERT BE 233
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION JP 218
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY US 204
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE CH 154
DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 151
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 118
KONE CORPORATION FI 100
CONTINENTAL REIFEN DE 96
SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET FR 90