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B29C 48/88

Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling

Introduced: January 2019

Full Title

Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor > Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations > Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling

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

Filing statistics

IPC B29C 48/88 belongs to the parent subclass B29C, which recorded 798,253 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 41,414 in 2013 to 85,002 in 2023 (+105%), peaking at 100,948 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B29 are HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (3,802 applications), BOEING COMPANY (3,087 applications) and COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (2,315 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B29C 48/885 External treatment, e.g. by using air rings for cooling tubular films
  • B29C 48/89 Internal treatment, e.g. by applying an internal cooling fluid stream
  • B29C 48/9 with calibration or sizing, i.e. combined with fixing or setting of the final dimensions of the extruded article
  • B29C 48/91 Heating, e.g. for cross linking

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