CPC Subgroup
B21B 39/14 Guiding, positioning or aligning work (B21B43/12 takes precedence; guides in which work is subjected to permanent internal twisting B21B15/02)
Full Title
Arrangements for moving, supporting, or positioning work, or controlling its movement, combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills (guiding, conveying, or accumulating easily-flexible work in loops or curves B21B41/00; specially associated with cooling-beds B21B43/00; conveying or transporting in general B65G) > Guiding, positioning or aligning work (B21B43/12 takes precedence; guides in which work is subjected to permanent internal twisting B21B15/02)
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B21B 39/16 immediately before entering or after leaving the pass
- B21B 39/18 Switches for directing work in metal-rolling mills or trains
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JFE STEEL JP 2,667
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 2,049
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,967
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 1,800
- SMS GROUP DE 1,538
- JFE STEEL 1,150
- ARCELORMITTAL LU 1,142
- BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 821
- HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 808
- THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE DE 660