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CPC Main Group
B24B 19/00

Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group (tapering, chamfering, or relief cutting of taps or reamers B24B3/20, B24B3/22, grinding screw threads B23G)

Filing statistics

CPC B24B 19/00 belongs to the parent subclass B24B, which recorded 132,872 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,708 in 2013 to 13,782 in 2023 (+141%), peaking at 18,119 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B24 are DISCO CORPORATION (2,092 applications), APPLIED MATERIALS (1,813 applications) and EBARA CORPORATION (1,804 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

15 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B24B 19/14 for grinding turbine blades, propeller blades or the like (using grinding belts B24B21/16)
  • B24B 19/20 for grinding dies (for grinding walls of very fine holes B24B5/48)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,092
  2. APPLIED MATERIALS US 1,813
  3. EBARA CORPORATION JP 1,804
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,329
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 863
  6. FUJIMI JP 858
  7. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES US 833
  8. EBARA CORPORATION 810
  9. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES FR 782
  10. DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 735