CPC Main Group
B24C 1/00 Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
Filing statistics
CPC B24C 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B24C, which recorded 15,189 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 815 in 2013 to 1,250 in 2023 (+53%), peaking at 1,886 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
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B24C 1/02 for sharpening or cleaning cutting tools, e.g. files
- B24C 1/04 for treating only selected parts of a surface, e.g. for carving stone or glass
- B24C 1/06 for producing matt surfaces, e.g. on plastic materials, on glass
- B24C 1/08 for polishing surfaces, e.g. by making use of liquid-borne abrasives
- B24C 1/10 for compacting surfaces, e.g. shot-peening (for deforming sheet metal, tubes or profiles B21D31/06; as a metallurgical treatment C21D7/00, C22F1/00)
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