CPC Main Group
B28D 1/00 Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete , not provided for elsewhere; Machines, devices, tools therefor (fine working of gems, jewels, crystals B28D5/00; working by grinding or polishing B24; devices or means for dressing or conditioning abrasive surfaces B24B53/00)
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B28D 1/02 by sawing
- B28D 1/14 by boring or drilling (rotary drilling machines B23B; ; portabe percussive machines B25D; )
- B28D 1/16 by turning
- B28D 1/18 by milling, e.g. channelling by means of milling tools
- B28D 1/20 by planing, e.g. channelling by means of planing tools
- B28D 1/22 by cutting, e.g. incising
- B28D 1/26 by impact tools, e.g. by chisels or other tools having a cutting edge (portable percussive tools B25D)
- B28D 1/30 to form contours, i.e. curved surfaces, irrespective of the method of working used (for artistic purposes B44B)
- B28D 1/32 Methods and apparatus specially adapted for working materials which can easily be split, e.g. mica, slate, schist
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