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IPC Subgroup
E04B 2/44

using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls > built-up from layers of building elements > Walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts, kept in distance by means of spacers, at least one of the parts having cavities > using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls

Classification Context

Section:
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:
BUILDING
Subclass:
GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • E04B 2/46 by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
  • E04B 2/48 by filling material with or without reinforcements in small channels in, or in grooves between, the elements

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 6,575
  2. ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 4,488
  3. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,427
  4. CHINA CONSTRUCTION SECOND ENGINEERING BUREAU 4,352
  5. CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 3,122
  6. GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 2,605
  7. SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 2,420
  8. CHINA CONSTRUCTION SEVENTH ENGINEERING DIVISION COMPANY 2,284
  9. CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIFTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CORPORATION 2,008
  10. CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIRST BUILDING (GROUP) CORPORATION 1,967