B42B 2/00 Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures by stitching with filamentary material, e.g. textile threads (discontinuously B42B4/00)
Introduced: July 1974
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Permanently attaching together sheets, quires, or signatures by stitching with filamentary material, e.g. textile threads
CPC: Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures by stitching with filamentary material, e.g. textile threads (discontinuously B42B4/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Permanently attaching together sheets, quires, or signatures by stitching with filamentary material, e.g. textile threads
Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures by stitching with filamentary material, e.g. textile threads (discontinuously B42B4/00)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.
IPC defines codes here since 1974.
Child Classifications
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Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B42,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY DE 898
- BUNDESDRUCKEREI DE 865
- DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL GB 810
- SICPA HOLDING CH 784
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 634
- TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 486
- TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY JP 411
- G&D (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT) DE 398
- CCL SECURE AU 334
- NATIONAL PRINTING BUREAU 313
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B42,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SICPA HOLDING CH 1,317
- GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY DE 949
- BUNDESDRUCKEREI DE 881
- DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL GB 870
- TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY JP 455
- G&D (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT) DE 421
- CCL SECURE AU 343
- OVD KINEGRAM CH 308
- OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE FR 251
- CRANE COMPANY US 204