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D07B 7/02

Machine details; Auxiliary devices

Full Title

Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, rope- or cable-making machines; Auxiliary apparatus associated with such machines > Machine details; Auxiliary devices

Filing statistics

CPC D07B 7/02 belongs to the parent subclass D07B, which recorded 9,571 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 973 in 2013 to 464 in 2023 (-52%), peaking at 1,157 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class D07 are COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (429 applications), BEKAERT (233 applications) and BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (218 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • D07B 7/04 Devices for imparting reverse rotation to bobbin- or reel cages
  • D07B 7/06 Bearing supports or brakes for supply bobbins or reels
  • D07B 7/08 Alarms or stop motions responsive to exhaustion or breakage of filamentary material fed from supply reels or bobbins
  • D07B 7/10 Devices for taking-up or winding the finished rope or cable
  • D07B 7/12 for softening, lubricating or impregnating ropes, cables, or component strands thereof

Top Applicants

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

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