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CPC Subgroup
B22F 10/10

Formation of a green body

Full Title

Additive manufacturing of workpieces or articles from metallic powder (apparatus or devices therefor B22F12/00) > Formation of a green body

4 direct subcodes

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  • B22F 10/12 by photopolymerisation, e.g. stereolithography [SLA] or digital light processing [DLP]
  • B22F 10/14 by jetting of binder onto a bed of metal powder
  • B22F 10/16 by embedding the binder within the powder bed
  • B22F 10/18 by mixing binder with metal in filament form, e.g. fused filament fabrication [FFF]

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