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IPC Subgroup
B31F 1/07

Embossing

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Mechanical deformation without removing material, e.g. in combination with laminating > Embossing

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
Subclass:
MECHANICAL WORKING OR DEFORMATION OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER

Additional Content

Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks Artists hand tools for embossing

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B31, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) US 356
  2. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 296
  3. RANPAK CORPORATION US 257
  4. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 228
  5. BOBST MEX CH 218
  6. JIANGSU NANJIANG MACHINERY COMPANY 214
  7. SINOTECHO (WUHAN) INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 209
  8. DONGGUAN HONGMING MACHINERY COMPANY 195
  9. BHS CORRUGATED MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU DE 192
  10. TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE CH 183