IPC Main Group
E06B 1/00 Border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings; Frames to be rigidly mounted in such openings
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS, IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- Subclass:
- FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES, OR LIKE ENCLOSURES, IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
Filing statistics
IPC E06B 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass E06B, which recorded 252,676 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 14,786 in 2013 to 24,359 in 2023 (+65%), peaking at 33,082 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class E06 are SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (1,398 applications), YKK AP (1,252 applications) and LIXIL CORPORATION (1,235 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
border FRAMES for receiving doors or windowsdoor POSTS
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E06B 1/02 Base frames, i.e. template frames for openings in walls or the like, provided with means for securing a further rigidly-mounted frame; Special adaptations of frames to be fixed therein
- E06B 1/04 Frames for doors, windows, or the like to be fixed in openings
- E06B 1/56 Fastening frames to the border of openings
- E06B 1/62 Tightening or covering joints between the border of openings and the frame
- E06B 1/7 Sills; Thresholds
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,398
- YKK AP 1,252
- LIXIL CORPORATION 1,235
- SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FR 1,133
- BUNKA SHUTTER COMPANY 839
- HUNTER DOUGLAS US 812
- SANKYOTATEYAMA 796
- SANWA SHUTTER CORPORATION 699
- VKR HOLDING DK 579
- VIEW US 557