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C06F 1/00

Mechanical manufacture of matches

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
Subclass:
MATCHES; MANUFACTURE OF MATCHES

Filing statistics

IPC C06F 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass C06F, which recorded 99 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 11 in 2013 to 2 in 2023 (-82%), peaking at 29 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class C06 are XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (390 applications), BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (338 applications) and INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS (275 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

12 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C06F 1/02 Cutting match splints
  • C06F 1/04 Filling match splints into carrier bars; Discharging matches
  • C06F 1/06 Dipping, coating, impregnating, or drying of matches
  • C06F 1/12 Filling matches into boxes
  • C06F 1/14 Manufacture of ignition strips
  • C06F 1/16 Manufacture of matches connected together, e.g. in bands or blocks
  • C06F 1/18 Printing on matches or match-boxes when combined with match manufacture
  • C06F 1/2 Applying strike-surfaces, e.g. on match-boxes, on match-books
  • C06F 1/22 Manufacturing of match-books, match packs or match packages
  • C06F 1/24 Safety devices against fire
  • C06F 1/26 Production lines for complete match manufacture

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 390
  2. BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 338
  3. INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS 275
  4. HUBEI INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE CHEMOTECHNOLOGY 232
  5. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 176
  6. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 112
  7. NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA 91
  8. DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC AU 91
  9. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 86
  10. BAE SYSTEMS GB 84