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D21F 5/02

Drying on cylinders

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Dryer section of machines for making continuous webs of paper > Drying on cylinders

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
Subclass:
PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • D21F 5/04 on two or more drying cylinders
  • D21F 5/06 Regulating temperature
  • D21F 5/08 Arrangement of steam points in the cylinders
  • D21F 5/1 Removing condensate from the interior of the cylinders

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VOITH PATENT DE 1,809
  2. STORA ENSO FI 1,467
  3. KEMIRA FI 1,086
  4. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 935
  5. VALMET TECHNOLOGIES FI 924
  6. VALMET SE 904
  7. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 862
  8. OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION 696
  9. OMYA INTERNATIONAL CH 584
  10. SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 571