Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks > Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks > Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets

Classification Context

Section:: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:: WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
Subclass:: DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS

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Child Classifications

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E03C 1/262 combined with outlet stoppers
E03C 1/264 Separate sieves or similar object-catching inserts
E03C 1/266 Arrangement of disintegrating apparatus in waste pipes or outlets; Disintegrating apparatus specially adapted for installation in waste pipes or outlets

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

TOTO 2,957
LIXIL CORPORATION 1,646
XIAMEN RT PLUMBING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 925
NEOPERL DE 870
GROHE DE 828
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 738
WUHAN SHENGYU DRAINAGE SYSTEMS COMPANY 727
GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL CH 613
KOHLER COMPANY US 570
TOTO JP 549