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B24D 99/005

Full Title

Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Filing statistics

CPC B24D 99/005 belongs to the parent subclass B24D, which recorded 18,484 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,532 in 2013 to 1,202 in 2023 (-22%), peaking at 2,154 applications in 2017. 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

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