Apparatus or accessories not otherwise provided for

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Repairing of articles made from plastics or substances in a plastic state, e.g. of articles shaped or produced by using techniques covered by this subclass or subclass > Apparatus or accessories not otherwise provided for

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

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B29C 73/26 for mechanical pretreatment
B29C 73/28 for clamping and stretching flexible material, e.g. inner tubes
B29C 73/3 for local pressing or local heating

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