IPC Subgroup
B27L 7/08 using chopping blocks
Introduced: January 1995
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Arrangements for splitting wood > using chopping blocks
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 7/08 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
Related Keywords
BENCH(ES) for choppingCHOPPING blocks for splitting stove fuelsplitting or chopping WOOD for stoves
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B27, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY 960
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 762
- HOMAG DE 384
- HARBIN ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY 350
- NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY 343
- SWISS KRONO TEC CH 304
- MAKITA CORPORATION 298
- DIEFFENBACHERMASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU DE 296
- VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 287
- HUSQVARNA SE 282