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DIFF Subgroup
B27K 3/02

Processes; Apparatus

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Impregnating wood, e.g. for protection > Processes; Apparatus

CPC:

Impregnating wood, (dyeing, staining B27K5/00) > Processes; Apparatus

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 9 additional codes.

9 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • B27K 3/0228 CPC only CPC only
  • B27K 3/0235 CPC only CPC only
  • B27K 3/0242 CPC only CPC only
  • B27K 3/025 CPC only CPC only
  • B27K 3/0257 CPC only CPC only
  • B27K 3/0264 CPC only CPC only
  • B27K 3/0271 CPC only CPC only
  • B27K 3/04 Impregnating in open tanks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B27K 3/06 Sap stream methods IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B27K 3/12 Impregnating by coating the surface of the wood with an impregnating paste IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B27K 3/14 Bandage methods IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B27,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY 960
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 762
  3. HOMAG DE 384
  4. HARBIN ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY 350
  5. NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY 343
  6. SWISS KRONO TEC CH 304
  7. MAKITA CORPORATION 298
  8. DIEFFENBACHERMASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU DE 296
  9. VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 287
  10. HUSQVARNA SE 282

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B27,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ROBERT BOSCH DE 868
  2. NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY 463
  3. HOMAG DE 437
  4. HUSQVARNA SE 360
  5. SWISS KRONO TEC CH 350
  6. MAKITA CORPORATION JP 319
  7. DIEFFENBACHERMASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU DE 312
  8. VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 306
  9. ANDREAS STIHL & COMPANY DE 275
  10. FESTOOL DE 260