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C14B 17/00

Details of apparatus or machines for manufacturing or treating skins, hides, leather, or furs

Introduced: September 1968

Of 7 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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  • C14B 17/005 CPC only CPC only
  • C14B 17/02 Blading cylinders or other working cylinders, e.g. slicking or scraping cylinders IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C14B 17/04 Work-supports or other counter-pressing elements; Bed rolls or counter-pressing rolls IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C14B 17/10 Arrangements for driving parts of leather-working machines IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C14B 17/12 Safety devices specially adapted for leather-working machines IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C14B 17/14 Auxiliary devices for leather-working machines, e.g. grinding devices for blading cylinders or dust-removal devices combined with the working machines IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C14,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 236
  2. SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 186
  3. XINGYE LEATHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 118
  4. NANTONG SIRUI ENGINEERING COMPANY 104
  5. HENAN PROSPER SKINS & LEATHER ENTERPRISE COMPANY 93
  6. LIAONING FUXIN NEW MATERIAL COMPANY 90
  7. FENGAN LEATHER COMPANY 70
  8. ZHANGZHOU XIANGZHOU LEATHER COMPANY 70
  9. STAHL INTERNATIONAL NL 68
  10. ZHEJIANG FUBANG GROUP COMPANY 61

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C14,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 183
  2. SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 135
  3. XINGYE LEATHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 93
  4. AGFA-GEVAERT BE 80
  5. MODERN MEADOW US 78
  6. XEROS GB 72
  7. STAHL INTERNATIONAL NL 69
  8. TFL LEDERTECHNIK DE 60
  9. MINKPAPIR DK 53
  10. EIKON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING LU 51