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CPC Main Group
B28B 1/00

Producing shaped articles from the material (using presses B28B3/00; shaping on moving conveyors B28B5/00; producing tubular articles B28B21/00 )

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  • B28B 1/20 by centrifugal or rotational casting (slip-casting involving rotation of the mould B28B1/28; for molten material B28B1/54)
  • B28B 1/24 by injection moulding
  • B28B 1/29 by profiling or strickling the material in open moulds or on moulding surfaces
  • B28B 1/48 by removing material from solid section preforms for forming hollow articles, e.g. by punching or boring
  • B28B 1/54 specially adapted for producing articles from molten material, e.g. slag (chemical aspects C04B )

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B28, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DISCO CORPORATION JP 1,471
  2. HILTI LI 575
  3. CORNING US 544
  4. MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL COMPANY JP 518
  5. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 485
  6. DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 459
  7. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 454
  8. MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 439
  9. DISCO CORPORATION 403
  10. NGK INSULATORS JP 308