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B27L 1/12

using pliable tools

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Debarking or removing vestiges of branches from trees or logs; Machines therefor > using pliable tools

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
Subclass:
REMOVING BARK OR VESTIGES OF BRANCHES; SPLITTING WOOD; MANUFACTURE OF VENEER, WOODEN STICKS, WOOD SHAVINGS, WOOD FIBRES OR WOOD POWDER

Filing statistics

IPC B27L 1/12 belongs to the parent subclass B27L, which recorded 9,518 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 414 in 2013 to 813 in 2023 (+96%), peaking at 1,346 applications in 2020. 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

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