IPC Subgroup
E04D 3/32 of plastics, fibrous materials, or asbestos cement
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets > with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like > of plastics, fibrous materials, or asbestos cement
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- BUILDING
- Subclass:
- ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 6,575
- ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 4,488
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,427
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION SECOND ENGINEERING BUREAU 4,352
- CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 3,122
- GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 2,605
- SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 2,420
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION SEVENTH ENGINEERING DIVISION COMPANY 2,284
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIFTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CORPORATION 2,008
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIRST BUILDING (GROUP) CORPORATION 1,967