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CPC Main Group
B22C 5/00

Machines or devices specially designed for dressing or handling the mould material so far as specially adapted for that purpose (of general applicability, see the relevant places, e.g. for material with water-setting properties B28C)

8 direct subcodes

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  • B22C 5/02 Dressing by centrifuging essentially or additionally
  • B22C 5/06 by sieving or magnetic separating
  • B22C 5/10 by dust separating
  • B22C 5/12 for filling flasks (in combination with compacting B22C15/20 - B22C15/28)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B22, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,157
  2. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 1,633
  3. SIEMENS DE 1,267
  4. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,124
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,040
  6. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,015
  7. JFE STEEL JP 884
  8. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 810
  9. HITACHI METALS JP 641
  10. SINTOKOGIO JP 624