IPC Main Group
E04H 1/00 Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
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
Additional Content
Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries or prisons
Related Keywords
APARTMENTSMODULAR coordination in buildingPAVILIONSSUMMERHOUSES
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E04H 1/02 Dwelling houses; Buildings for temporary habitation
- E04H 1/06 Office buildings; Banks
- E04H 1/12 Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
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