E06B 3/96 Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings
Introduced: January 1985
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames > Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings
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 3/96 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
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E06B 3/964 using separate connecting pieces, e.g. T-connecting pieces
- E06B 3/984 specially adapted for frame members of wood or other material worked in a similar way
- E06B 3/988 specially adapted for frame members of sheet metal, or similar sheet material, with an open generally U-shaped cross-section, e.g. for door frame members
- E06B 3/99 for continuous frame members crossing each other without interruption
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