CPC Subgroup
B24B 21/04 for grinding plane surfaces
Full Title
Machines or devices using grinding or polishing belts (for sharpening cutting edges of tools B24B3/00; portable belt-grinding machines B24B23/06); Accessories therefor > for grinding plane surfaces
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B24B 21/06 involving members with limited contact area pressing the belt against the work, e.g. shoes sweeping across the whole area to be ground (B24B21/12 takes precedence)
- B24B 21/10 involving a rigid member, e.g. pressure bar, table, pressing or supporting the belt over substantially its whole span
- B24B 21/12 involving a contact wheel or roller pressing the belt against the work
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,092
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 1,813
- EBARA CORPORATION JP 1,804
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,329
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 863
- FUJIMI JP 858
- SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES US 833
- EBARA CORPORATION 810
- SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES FR 782
- DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 735