IPC Main Group
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
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 51/04 Combined thermoforming and prestretching, e.g. biaxial stretching
- 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
- B29C 51/18 Thermoforming apparatus
- B29C 51/26 Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
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