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B25B 23/00

Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers (bolt tensioners B25B29/02)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers

CPC: Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers (bolt tensioners B25B29/02)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers

CPC:

Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers (bolt tensioners B25B29/02)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.

8 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B25B 23/005 CPC only CPC only
  • B25B 23/0057 CPC only CPC only
  • B25B 23/0064 CPC only CPC only
  • B25B 23/0071 CPC only CPC only
  • B25B 23/0078 CPC only CPC only
  • B25B 23/0085 CPC only CPC only
  • B25B 23/0092 CPC only CPC only
  • B25B 23/16 Handles (in general B25G) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B25B 23/18 Devices for illuminating the head of the screw or the nut IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,635
  2. FANUC JP 3,353
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,950
  4. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,397
  5. HILTI LI 2,243
  6. FANUC 2,234
  7. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,131
  8. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 1,940
  9. MAKITA CORPORATION 1,851
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,562

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. FANUC JP 3,700
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,293
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,871
  4. HILTI LI 2,424
  5. FANUC 2,406
  6. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 2,103
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,854
  8. MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 1,825
  9. MAKITA CORPORATION JP 1,677
  10. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,513