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B27J 7/00

Mechanical working of tree or plant materials not otherwise provided for

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
Subclass:
MECHANICAL WORKING OF CANE, CORK, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS

Filing statistics

IPC B27J 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass B27J, which recorded 7,997 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 102 in 2013 to 667 in 2023 (+554%), peaking at 1,372 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class B27 are NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY (960 applications), ROBERT BOSCH (762 applications) and HOMAG (384 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Additional Content

Plant plants Any of a kingdom (Plantae) of multicellular eukaryotic mostly photosynthetic organisms typically lacking locomotive movement or obvious nervous or sensory organs and possessing cellulose cell walls.

Related Keywords

working of RATTANmechanical working of STRAW(S)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B27, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY 960
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 762
  3. HOMAG DE 384
  4. HARBIN ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY 350
  5. NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY 343
  6. SWISS KRONO TEC CH 304
  7. MAKITA CORPORATION 298
  8. DIEFFENBACHERMASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU DE 296
  9. VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 287
  10. HUSQVARNA SE 282