E04C 1/00 Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings (of relatively thin form E04C2/00; structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting E04C3/00, e.g. columns or pillars E04C3/30; manufacture or material of building bricks, stones, or the like B28, C03, C04; paving elements E01C; general building constructions E04B, e.g. walls E04B2/00, floors E04B5/00, roofs E04B7/00, ceilings E04B9/00; structural elements specially designed for built-in conduit shafts E04F17/00; ; special elements for building ovens or furnaces F24B, F27D)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
CPC: Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings (of relatively thin form E04C2/00; structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting E04C3/00, e.g. columns or pillars E04C3/30; manufacture or material of building bricks, stones, or the like B28, C03, C04; paving elements E01C; general building constructions E04B, e.g. walls E04B2/00, floors E04B5/00, roofs E04B7/00, ceilings E04B9/00; structural elements specially designed for built-in conduit shafts E04F17/00; ; special elements for building ovens or furnaces F24B, F27D)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings (of relatively thin form E04C2/00; structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting E04C3/00, e.g. columns or pillars E04C3/30; manufacture or material of building bricks, stones, or the like B28, C03, C04; paving elements E01C; general building constructions E04B, e.g. walls E04B2/00, floors E04B5/00, roofs E04B7/00, ceilings E04B9/00; structural elements specially designed for built-in conduit shafts E04F17/00; ; special elements for building ovens or furnaces F24B, F27D)
Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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- E04C 1/39 characterised by special adaptations, e.g. serving for locating conduits, for forming soffits, cornices, or shelves, for fixing wall-plates or door-frames, for claustra +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E04C 1/40 built-up from parts of different materials, e.g. composed of layers of different materials or stones with filling material or with insulating inserts IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class E04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 6,575
- ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 4,488
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,427
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION SECOND ENGINEERING BUREAU 4,352
- CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 3,122
- GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 2,605
- SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 2,420
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION SEVENTH ENGINEERING DIVISION COMPANY 2,284
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIFTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CORPORATION 2,008
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIRST BUILDING (GROUP) CORPORATION 1,967
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class E04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 1,675
- CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 1,593
- ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 1,551
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,297
- GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 1,212
- SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 926
- VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 901
- CHINA MCC5 GROUP CORPORATION 894
- VKR HOLDING DK 854
- SHANGHAI BAOYE GROUP CORPORATION 753