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B30B 15/16

Control arrangements for fluid-driven presses

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing > Control arrangements for fluid-driven presses

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
PRESSES
Subclass:
PRESSES IN GENERAL; PRESSES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Filing statistics

IPC B30B 15/16 belongs to the parent subclass B30B, which recorded 95,590 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 4,545 in 2013 to 10,451 in 2023 (+130%), peaking at 14,678 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B30 are HUECK RHEINISCHE (145 applications), WORLD PRECISE MACHINERY CO., LTD. (CHINA) (132 applications) and FETTE COMPACTING (131 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B30B 15/22 controlling the degree of pressure applied by the ram during the pressing stroke
  • B30B 15/24 controlling the movement of a plurality of actuating members to maintain parallel movement of the platen or press beam

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B30, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HUECK RHEINISCHE DE 145
  2. WORLD PRECISE MACHINERY CO., LTD. (CHINA) 132
  3. FETTE COMPACTING DE 131
  4. AIDA ENGINEERING 119
  5. KORSCH DE 104
  6. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 103
  7. SIEMPELKAMP MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU & COMPANY DE 101
  8. AIDA ENGINEERING JP 98
  9. YANGZHOU FORGING MACHINE-TOOL COMPANY 95
  10. SCHULER PRESSEN & COMPANY DE 93