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B28C 5/02

without using driven mechanical means effecting the mixing (B28C5/48 takes precedence)

Full Title

Apparatus or methods for producing mixtures of cement with other substances, e.g. slurries, mortars, porous or fibrous compositions (controlling the mixing apparatus and supplying the ingredients B28C7/00 ) > without using driven mechanical means effecting the mixing (B28C5/48 takes precedence)

Filing statistics

CPC B28C 5/02 belongs to the parent subclass B28C, which recorded 19,517 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 581 in 2013 to 1,976 in 2023 (+240%), peaking at 3,040 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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  • B28C 5/023
  • B28C 5/026
  • B28C 5/04 Gravitational mixing; Mixing by intermingling streams of ingredients ( ; ingredients projected by fluid pressure B28C5/06)
  • B28C 5/06 the mixing being effected by the action of a fluid (in combination with driven mechanical means, producing cellular concrete B28C5/38)

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