CPC Main Group
B21F 45/00 Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles (of pins, needles, nails, hairpins B21G; of chains B21L)
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B21F 45/02 of clothes hangers
- B21F 45/04 of elements, e.g. levers or links, for bottle stoppers
- B21F 45/06 of flexible shafts or hollow conduits, e.g. for Bowden mechanisms
- B21F 45/08 of loom heddles
- B21F 45/10 of cards for fabric-napping machines
- B21F 45/12 of fishing hooks
- B21F 45/14 of end-pieces for laces or ropes
- B21F 45/16 of devices for fastening or securing purposes
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