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D07B 3/08

in which the take-up reel rotates about the axis of the rope or cable and the supply reels are fixed in position

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

General-purpose machines or apparatus for producing twisted ropes or cables from component strands of the same or different material > in which the take-up reel rotates about the axis of the rope or cable and the supply reels are fixed in position

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
Subclass:
ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL

Filing statistics

IPC D07B 3/08 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

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Child Classifications

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  • D07B 3/1 with provision for imparting more than one complete twist to the ropes or cables for each revolution of the take-up reel

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 375
  2. BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION JP 198
  3. BEKAERT BE 187
  4. JIANGSU XINGDA STEEL TYRE CORD COMPANY 138
  5. BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 134
  6. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY US 126
  7. GUIZHOU STEEL ROPE COMPANY 117
  8. MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE CH 105
  9. JIANGSU SAFETY STEEL WIRE ROPE COMPANY 90
  10. JIANGSU XINGDA STEEL CORD COMPANY 85