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B29C 53/44

rotatable about the axis of the article

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening; Apparatus therefor > Bending and joining, e.g. for making hollow articles > by bending sheets or strips at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the article being formed and joining the edges > for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles > using internal forming surfaces, e.g. mandrels > rotatable about the axis of the article

CPC:

Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening; Apparatus therefor (B29C61/10 takes precedence) > Bending and joining, e.g. for making hollow articles (B29C53/56 takes precedence) > by bending sheets or strips at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the article being formed and joining the edges > for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles > using internal forming surfaces, e.g. mandrels > rotatable about the axis of the article

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B29,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 3,802
  2. BOEING COMPANY US 3,087
  3. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 2,315
  4. SUMITOMO RUBBER IND 1,784
  5. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,663
  6. CANON 1,658
  7. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,587
  8. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 1,555
  9. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,470
  10. LG CHEM KR 1,415

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B29,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 4,167
  2. BOEING COMPANY US 3,701
  3. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 2,554
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 2,240
  5. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 2,133
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,069
  7. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,028
  8. LG CHEM KR 1,962
  9. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,896
  10. CONTINENTAL REIFEN DE 1,725