DIFF Main Group
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.
Child Classifications
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- 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
- SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 236
- SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 186
- XINGYE LEATHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 118
- NANTONG SIRUI ENGINEERING COMPANY 104
- HENAN PROSPER SKINS & LEATHER ENTERPRISE COMPANY 93
- LIAONING FUXIN NEW MATERIAL COMPANY 90
- FENGAN LEATHER COMPANY 70
- ZHANGZHOU XIANGZHOU LEATHER COMPANY 70
- STAHL INTERNATIONAL NL 68
- ZHEJIANG FUBANG GROUP COMPANY 61
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C14,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 183
- SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 135
- XINGYE LEATHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 93
- AGFA-GEVAERT BE 80
- MODERN MEADOW US 78
- XEROS GB 72
- STAHL INTERNATIONAL NL 69
- TFL LEDERTECHNIK DE 60
- MINKPAPIR DK 53
- EIKON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING LU 51