DIFF Subgroup
E03F 7/04 Valves for preventing return flow
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Other installations or implements for operating sewer systems, e.g. for preventing or indicating stoppage; Emptying cesspools > Shut-off devices > Valves for preventing return flow
CPC:
Other installations or implements for operating sewer systems, e.g. for preventing or indicating stoppage; Emptying cesspools > Shut-off devices (in general F16K) > Valves for preventing return flow
No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class E03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOTO 2,957
- LIXIL CORPORATION 1,646
- XIAMEN RT PLUMBING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 925
- NEOPERL DE 870
- GROHE DE 828
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 738
- WUHAN SHENGYU DRAINAGE SYSTEMS COMPANY 727
- GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL CH 613
- KOHLER COMPANY US 570
- TOTO JP 549
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class E03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NEOPERL DE 934
- GROHE DE 870
- TOTO 646
- GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL CH 629
- KOHLER COMPANY US 621
- TOTO JP 590
- LIXIL CORPORATION JP 429
- AS AMERICA US 324
- HANSGROHE SE DE 314
- LIXIL CORPORATION 307