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IPC Subgroup
B29C 44/5

using pressure difference, e.g. by extrusion or by spraying

Introduced: January 1995

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming > Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations > Feeding the material to be shaped > into an open space or onto moving surfaces, i.e. to make articles of indefinite length > using pressure difference, e.g. by extrusion or by spraying

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
Subclass:
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B29, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 3,802
  2. BOEING COMPANY US 3,087
  3. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 2,315
  4. SUMITOMO RUBBER IND 1,784
  5. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,663
  6. CANON 1,658
  7. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,587
  8. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 1,555
  9. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,470
  10. LG CHEM KR 1,415