IPC Main Group
E04F 10/00 Sunshades; Awnings
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- BUILDING
- Subclass:
- FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
Filing statistics
IPC E04F 10/00 belongs to the parent subclass E04F, which recorded 223,123 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,758 in 2013 to 24,103 in 2023 (+124%), peaking at 30,165 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class E04 are CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION (6,575 applications), ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY (4,488 applications) and SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (4,427 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
AWNINGSoutdoor sun BLINDS or awningsCANOPIES or awnings for buildingssun SHADES for buildingsawnings for SHOP(S) frontsSUN shades on buildings
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E04F 10/02 of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas
- E04F 10/08 of a plurality of similar rigid parts, e.g. slabs, lamellae
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