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C03B 2205/00

Fibre drawing or extruding details

Filing statistics

CPC C03B 2205/00 belongs to the parent subclass C03B, which recorded 57,876 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 4,190 in 2013 to 4,485 in 2023 (+7%), peaking at 6,433 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class C03 are CORNING (9,559 applications), SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (3,824 applications) and NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY (2,792 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • C03B 2205/02 Upward drawing
  • C03B 2205/04 Non-vertical drawing
  • C03B 2205/10 pressurised
  • C03B 2205/20 Irradiation of the base fibre during drawing to modify waveguide properties
  • C03B 2205/30 Means for continuous drawing from a preform
  • C03B 2205/32 Simultaneous drawing of multiple preforms to separate multiple fibres
  • C03B 2205/40 Monitoring or regulating the draw tension or draw rate
  • C03B 2205/42 Drawing at high speed, i.e. > 10 m/s
  • C03B 2205/44 Monotoring or regulating the preform feed rate
  • C03B 2205/45 Monotoring or regulating the preform neck-down region with respect to position or shape
  • C03B 2205/46 Monotoring or regulating the preform position with respect to the draw axis
  • C03B 2205/47 Shaping the preform draw bulb before or during drawing
  • C03B 2205/55 Cooling or annealing the drawn fibre prior to coating using a series of coolers or heaters
  • C03B 2205/56 Annealing or re-heating the drawn fibre prior to coating
  • C03B 2205/57 Recovering, recycling or purifying the coolant, e.g. helium

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CORNING US 9,559
  2. SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FR 3,824
  3. NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY JP 2,792
  4. SCHOTT DE 2,029
  5. AGC JP 1,938
  6. ASAHI GLASS COMPANY JP 1,679
  7. CORNING 1,650
  8. NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY 1,501
  9. A G C 1,049
  10. O-I (OWENS-ILLINOIS) US 1,027