CPC Main Group
B21K 21/00 Making hollow articles not covered by a single preceding sub-group (essentially from sheet-metal or uniform thin-walled tubes B21D, e.g. B21D41/00, B21D51/00)
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B21K 21/02 Producing blanks in the shape of discs or cups as semifinished articles for making hollow articles, e.g. to be deep-drawn or extruded
- B21K 21/04 Shaping thin-walled hollow articles, e.g. cartridges
- B21K 21/06 Shaping thick-walled hollow articles, e.g. projectiles
- B21K 21/08 Shaping hollow articles with different cross-section in longitudinal direction, e.g. nozzles, spark-plugs
- B21K 21/12 Shaping end portions of hollow articles
- B21K 21/16 Remodelling hollow bodies with respect to the shape of the cross-section (remodelling end portions only B21K21/12)
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