CPC Main Group Additional Only
E04F 2201/00 Joining sheets or plates or panels
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E04F 2201/01 Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
- E04F 2201/02 Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections
- E04F 2201/03 Undercut connections, e.g. using undercut tongues or grooves
- E04F 2201/04 Other details of tongues or grooves
- E04F 2201/05 Separate connectors or inserts, e.g. pegs, pins, keys or strips
- E04F 2201/06 Magnets
- E04F 2201/07 with connections using a special adhesive material
- E04F 2201/08 hook and loop-type fastener or similar fixing means
- E04F 2201/09 Puzzle-type connections for interlocking male and female panel edge-parts
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 1,675
- CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 1,593
- ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 1,551
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,297
- GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 1,212
- SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 926
- VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 901
- CHINA MCC5 GROUP CORPORATION 894
- VKR HOLDING DK 854
- SHANGHAI BAOYE GROUP CORPORATION 753