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DIFF Subgroup
E04H 17/20

Posts therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals > Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts > Posts therefor

CPC:

Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals (features peculiar to electrified fences A01K3/00, H05C; means for allowing passage through fences, barriers, or the like E06B11/00) > Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts > Posts therefor

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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  • E04H 17/21 CPC only CPC only
  • E04H 17/22 Anchoring means therefor, e.g. specially-shaped parts entering the ground; Struts or the like IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E04H 17/23 CPC only CPC only

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