IPC Main Group
E06B 7/00 Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
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 7/00 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
FINGER(S) guards for doors
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E06B 7/02 for providing ventilation, e.g. through double windows; Arrangement of ventilation roses
- E06B 7/12 Measures preventing the formation of condensed water
- E06B 7/14 Measures for draining-off condensed water or water leaking-in
- E06B 7/16 Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings
- E06B 7/26 Rain or draught deflectors, e.g. under sliding wings
- E06B 7/28 Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners
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