CPC Main Group
B24B 39/00 Burnishing machines or devices, i.e. requiring pressure members for compacting the surface zone (modifying the physical properties or structure of metal by burnishing C21D7/08, C22F1/00); Accessories therefor
Filing statistics
CPC B24B 39/00 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
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Child Classifications
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- B24B 39/02 designed for working internal surfaces of revolution
- B24B 39/04 designed for working external surfaces of revolution
- B24B 39/06 designed for working plane surfaces
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