Equipment for feeding abrasive material; Controlling the flowability, constitution, or other physical characteristics of abrasive blasts

Filing statistics

CPC B24C 7/00 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