CPC Main Group
B28B 5/00 Producing shaped articles from the material in moulds or on moulding surfaces, carried or formed by, in or on conveyors irrespective of the manner of shaping
Filing statistics
CPC B28B 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass B28B, which recorded 57,301 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,365 in 2013 to 5,105 in 2023 (+116%), peaking at 7,697 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B28 are DISCO CORPORATION (1,471 applications), HILTI (575 applications) and CORNING (544 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B28B 5/02 on conveyors of the endless-belt or chain type (in combination with pressing rollers B28B3/12)
- B28B 5/04 in moulds moved in succession past one or more shaping stations (on turn-tables B28B5/06)
- B28B 5/06 in moulds on a turntable
- B28B 5/10 in moulds carried on the circumference of a rotating drum
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B28, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 1,471
- HILTI LI 575
- CORNING US 544
- MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL COMPANY JP 518
- UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 485
- DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 459
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 454
- MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 439
- DISCO CORPORATION 403
- NGK INSULATORS JP 308