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CPC Main Group
B28D 5/00

Fine working of gems, jewels, crystals, e.g. of semiconductor material; apparatus or devices therefor (working by grinding or polishing B24; for artistic purposes B44B)

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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