E04H 17/02 Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals > Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh
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
Filing statistics
IPC E04H 17/02 belongs to the parent subclass E04H, which recorded 280,441 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 12,067 in 2013 to 32,386 in 2023 (+168%), peaking at 38,717 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
Additional Content
Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
Related Keywords
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E04H 17/04 characterised by the use of specially adapted wire, e.g. barbed wire
- E04H 17/06 Parts for wire fences
- E04H 17/1 characterised by the way of connecting wire to the posts; Droppers
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