IPC Subgroup
B27M 1/04 by punching out
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Working of wood not provided for in subclasses , e.g. by stretching > by punching out
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
Filing statistics
IPC B27M 1/04 belongs to the parent subclass B27M, which recorded 17,572 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 764 in 2013 to 1,531 in 2023 (+100%), peaking at 2,519 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
PUNCHING -out wood
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