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CPC Main Group
E04F 17/00

Vertical ducts; Channels, e.g. for drainage (pipes in general F16L; pipe-line systems F17D )

6 direct subcodes

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  • E04F 17/04 Air-ducts or air channels
  • E04F 17/06 Light shafts, e.g. for cellars
  • E04F 17/08 for receiving utility lines, e.g. cables, pipes (covers giving access to the ducts or channels, covers of inspection holes E04F19/08)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 1,675
  2. CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 1,593
  3. ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 1,551
  4. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,297
  5. GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 1,212
  6. SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 926
  7. VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 901
  8. CHINA MCC5 GROUP CORPORATION 894
  9. VKR HOLDING DK 854
  10. SHANGHAI BAOYE GROUP CORPORATION 753