B27M WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES
Description
B27M covers woodworking processes and manufacturing methods for specific wooden articles not classified elsewhere in the B27 wood-working section. This subclass encompasses diverse production techniques such as wood bending, lamination, assembly methods, and finishing processes for particular end products (e.g., furniture components, sporting goods, decorative items). It serves as a catch-all category for novel or specialized wood manufacturing applications that fall outside the scope of more specific subclasses dealing with sawing (B27D), machining (B27F), or surface treatment (B27K).
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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