IPC Subgroup
E06B 1/16 Hollow frames
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings; Frames to be rigidly mounted in such openings > Frames for doors, windows, or the like to be fixed in openings > Metal frames > of special cross-section > Hollow frames
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
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