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IPC Subgroup
B25H 3/04

Racks

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work, tools or instruments > Racks

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS
Subclass:
WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS

Filing statistics

IPC B25H 3/04 belongs to the parent subclass B25H, which recorded 111,871 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,902 in 2013 to 17,131 in 2023 (+490%), peaking at 18,678 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B25 are SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (4,635 applications), FANUC (3,353 applications) and ROBERT BOSCH (2,950 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

cabinets or racks for HAND TOOLSRACKS for storing tools or workTRAY(S) for storing tools or work

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B25, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,635
  2. FANUC JP 3,353
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,950
  4. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,397
  5. HILTI LI 2,243
  6. FANUC 2,234
  7. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,131
  8. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 1,940
  9. MAKITA CORPORATION 1,851
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,562