DIFF Main Group
B29D 11/00 Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms (grinding or polishing of optical elements B24B; constructional form of optical elements G02B; )
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
CPC: Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms (grinding or polishing of optical elements B24B; constructional form of optical elements G02B; )
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
CPC:
Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms (grinding or polishing of optical elements B24B; constructional form of optical elements G02B; )
CPC subdivides this area 11x more granularly than IPC with 10 additional codes.
10 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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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