B29C 64/259 Interchangeable
Introduced: January 2017
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: interchangeable
CPC: Interchangeable
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3D] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3D printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering > Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor > Enclosures for the building material, e.g. powder containers > interchangeable
Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3D] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3D printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering > Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor > Enclosures for the building material, e.g. powder containers > Interchangeable
No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B29,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 3,802
- BOEING COMPANY US 3,087
- COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 2,315
- SUMITOMO RUBBER IND 1,784
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,663
- CANON 1,658
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,587
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 1,555
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,470
- LG CHEM KR 1,415
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B29,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 4,167
- BOEING COMPANY US 3,701
- COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 2,554
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 2,240
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 2,133
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,069
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,028
- LG CHEM KR 1,962
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,896
- CONTINENTAL REIFEN DE 1,725