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C06F 1/00

Mechanical manufacture of matches

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 12 subcodes exist in both systems.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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  • C06F 1/02 Cutting match splints (independently of other operations B27L9/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/04 Filling match splints into carrier bars; Discharging matches IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/06 Dipping, coating, impregnating, or drying of matches (dipping or coating in general B05C, B05D; impregnating in general B27K; drying in general F26B) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/12 Filling matches into boxes (packaging in general B65B) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/14 Manufacture of ignition strips IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/16 Manufacture of matches connected together, e.g. in bands or blocks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/18 Printing on matches or match-boxes when combined with match manufacture IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/20 Applying strike-surfaces, e.g. on match-boxes on match-books IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/22 Manufacturing of match-books, match packs or match packages IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/24 Safety devices against fire IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C06F 1/26 Production lines for complete match manufacture IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 390
  2. BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 338
  3. INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS 275
  4. HUBEI INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE CHEMOTECHNOLOGY 232
  5. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 176
  6. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 112
  7. NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA 91
  8. DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC AU 91
  9. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 86
  10. BAE SYSTEMS GB 84

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 309
  2. BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 295
  3. INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS 216
  4. HUBEI INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE CHEMOTECHNOLOGY 187
  5. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 120
  6. DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC AU 108
  7. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 102
  8. DAICEL CORPORATION JP 102
  9. BAE SYSTEMS GB 91
  10. DYNO NOBEL US 88