IPC Subgroup
B29C 49/42 Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
Introduced: January 1985
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor > Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
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
11 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B29C 49/44 for applying pressure through the walls of an inflated bag
- B29C 49/46 characterised by using particular environment or blow fluids other than air
- B29C 49/48 Moulds
- B29C 49/56 Opening, closing or clamping means
- B29C 49/58 Blowing means
- B29C 49/62 Venting means
- B29C 49/64 Heating or cooling preforms, parisons or blown articles
- B29C 49/7 Removing or ejecting blown articles from the mould
- B29C 49/72 Deflashing outside the mould
- B29C 49/76 Neck calibration
- B29C 49/78 Measuring, controlling or regulating
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B29, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 3,802
- BOEING COMPANY US 3,087
- COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 2,315
- SUMITOMO RUBBER IND 1,784
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,663
- CANON 1,658
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,587
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 1,555
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,470
- LG CHEM KR 1,415