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E04F 17/08

for receiving utility lines, e.g. cables, pipes (covers giving access to the ducts or channels, covers of inspection holes E04F19/08)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: for receiving utility lines, e.g. cables, pipes

CPC: for receiving utility lines, e.g. cables, pipes (covers giving access to the ducts or channels, covers of inspection holes E04F19/08)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Vertical ducts; Channels, e.g. for drainage > for receiving utility lines, e.g. cables, pipes

CPC:

Vertical ducts; Channels, e.g. for drainage (pipes in general F16L; pipe-line systems F17D ) > for receiving utility lines, e.g. cables, pipes (covers giving access to the ducts or channels, covers of inspection holes E04F19/08)

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class E04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 6,575
  2. ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 4,488
  3. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,427
  4. CHINA CONSTRUCTION SECOND ENGINEERING BUREAU 4,352
  5. CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 3,122
  6. GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 2,605
  7. SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 2,420
  8. CHINA CONSTRUCTION SEVENTH ENGINEERING DIVISION COMPANY 2,284
  9. CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIFTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CORPORATION 2,008
  10. CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIRST BUILDING (GROUP) CORPORATION 1,967

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class E04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 1,675
  2. CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 1,593
  3. ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 1,551
  4. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,297
  5. GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 1,212
  6. SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 926
  7. VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 901
  8. CHINA MCC5 GROUP CORPORATION 894
  9. VKR HOLDING DK 854
  10. SHANGHAI BAOYE GROUP CORPORATION 753