Card-filing arrangements, e.g. card indexes or catalogues or filing cabinets

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
Subclass:: SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING

Filing statistics

IPC B42F 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass B42F, which recorded 17,849 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,177 in 2013 to 1,295 in 2023 (+10%), peaking at 2,605 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B42 are GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY (898 applications), BUNDESDRUCKEREI (865 applications) and DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL (810 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

filing- CABINET(S)filing arrangements for CARD(S)indexes of filing arrangements for CARD(S)card INDEXESRACKS for filing purposesTRAY(S) for filing papers or cards

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Child Classifications

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B42F 17/02 in which the cards are stored substantially at right angles to the bottom of their containers
B42F 17/18 in which the cards are stored in a flat position
B42F 17/28 in the form of endless bands or revolving drums
B42F 17/3 modified for particular uses
B42F 17/32 with means for staggering cards already in the file
B42F 17/34 with card-selection means, e.g. telephone-number list finders

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B42, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY DE 898
BUNDESDRUCKEREI DE 865
DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL GB 810
SICPA HOLDING CH 784
DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 634
TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 486
TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY JP 411
G&D (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT) DE 398
CCL SECURE AU 334
NATIONAL PRINTING BUREAU 313