BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 1985

Classification Context

Section:: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:: BUILDING
Subclass:: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL

Description

E04H covers specialized building structures and ancillary constructions designed for specific functional purposes beyond general residential or commercial buildings. This includes swimming pools and splash baths, structural support elements such as masts and poles, perimeter protection systems including fencing and gates, and temporary or semi-permanent shelter structures such as tents and canopies. The classification encompasses the design, construction methods, and component technologies for these diverse structures, extending to equipment and systems integral to their operation and performance.

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Related Keywords

BUILDING(S) for particular purposesbuilding aspects of CAMOUFLAGECISTERNS for water storageDESIGNS of buildingslayout of buildingsFACTORY(IES) for processing meatconstructional aspects of GLASS housesSHEDSTANKS constructed in the manner of buildings

12 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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E04H 1/00 Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys
E04H 12/00 Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
E04H 13/00 Monuments; Tombs; Burial vaults; Columbaria
E04H 14/00 Buildings for combinations of different purposes not covered by any single one of main groups of this subclass, e.g. for double purpose; Buildings of the drive-in type
E04H 15/00 Tents or canopies, in general
E04H 17/00 Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
E04H 3/00 Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries or prisons
E04H 4/00 Swimming or splash baths or pools
E04H 5/00 Buildings or groups of buildings for industrial or agricultural purposes
E04H 6/00 Buildings for parking cars, rolling-stock, aircraft, vessels or like vehicles, e.g. garages
E04H 7/00 Construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil engineering techniques or off the site
E04H 9/00 Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate

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