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B29C 51/00

Shaping by thermoforming, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

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 51/00 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

Related Keywords

(3) deep DRAWING(S) plastics or substances in a plastics state generalTHERMOFORMING plastics or substances in a plastic state in general

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B29C 51/02 Combined thermoforming and manufacture of the preform
  • B29C 51/08 Deep-drawing or matched-mould forming, i.e. using mechanical means only
  • B29C 51/1 Forming by pressure difference, e.g. vacuum
  • B29C 51/12 of articles having inserts or reinforcements
  • B29C 51/14 using multilayered preforms or sheets
  • B29C 51/16 Lining or labelling

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