IPC Main Group
D07B 1/00 Constructional features of ropes or cables
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
- Subclass:
- ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
Filing statistics
IPC D07B 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass D07B, which recorded 13,156 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,096 in 2013 to 946 in 2023 (-14%), peaking at 1,444 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class D07 are COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (375 applications), BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (198 applications) and BEKAERT (187 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D07B 1/02 Ropes built-up from fibrous or filamentary material, e.g. of vegetable origin, of animal origin, regenerated cellulose, plastics
- D07B 1/06 Ropes or cables built-up from metal wires, e.g. of section wires around a hemp core
- D07B 1/12 Ropes or cables with a hollow core
- D07B 1/14 Ropes or cables with incorporated auxiliary elements, e.g. for making, extending throughout the length of the rope or cable
- D07B 1/16 Ropes or cables with an enveloping sheathing or inlays of rubber or plastics
- D07B 1/18 Grommets
- D07B 1/2 Buoyant ropes, e.g. with air-filled cellular cores; Accessories therefor
- D07B 1/22 Flat or flat-sided ropes; Sets of ropes consisting of a series of parallel ropes
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 375
- BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION JP 198
- BEKAERT BE 187
- JIANGSU XINGDA STEEL TYRE CORD COMPANY 138
- BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 134
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY US 126
- GUIZHOU STEEL ROPE COMPANY 117
- MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE CH 105
- JIANGSU SAFETY STEEL WIRE ROPE COMPANY 90
- JIANGSU XINGDA STEEL CORD COMPANY 85