PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

What follows are the subclasses from one class of the Manual of Classification for US patents. As you scroll through the list and encounter a class/subclass of interest, you can jump back to the top and retrieve patent titles by entering the class/subclass in the box below.


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Class Number: 27
 Class Title: UNDERTAKING

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  1       MISCELLANEOUS
  2       COFFINS
  3       .Composite
  4       .Foldable sections
  5       .Metal and wood
  6       .Metallic
  7       .Plastic material
  8       .Glass
  9       .Canopy
  10      .Corner structures
  11      .Corpse preserving
  12      .Corpse-raising devices
  13      .Headrests
  14      .Lids
  15      ..Sliding panel
  16      ..Swinging
  17      ..Joints
  18      ..Supports
  19      .Linings and coverings
  20      .Shields
  21.1    BODY PREPARATION
  22.1    .Embalming process or composition
  22.2    ..Using specific embalming composition
  23.1    .Embalming chamber
  24.1    .Injector and ejector
  24.2    ..Drainage tube
  25.1    .Chin support
  26      CASKET GRAVE RESTS
  27      CASKET CARRIERS
  28      CORPSE CARRIERS
  29      GRAVE LININGS
  30      GRAVE COVERINGS
  31      LIFE SIGNALS
  32      LOWERING DEVICES
  33      .Hand straps
  34      ..Releasers
  35      PORTABLE COFFIN CASINGS
  *       ******************************
  *       DIGEST
  *       ******************************
  DIG 1   Coffin lid fasteners