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C03B 23/04

Re-forming tubes or rods

Full Title

Re-forming shaped glass (re-forming fibres or filaments C03B37/14) > Re-forming tubes or rods

Filing statistics

CPC C03B 23/04 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 23/043 Heating devices specially adapted for re-forming tubes or rods in general, e.g. burners
  • C03B 23/045 Tools or apparatus specially adapted for re-forming tubes or rods in general, e.g. glass lathes, chucks (C03B23/043 takes precedence)
  • C03B 23/051 by gravity, e.g. sagging
  • C03B 23/053 by centrifuging ( , C03B37/04 takes precedence)
  • C03B 23/055 by rolling
  • C03B 23/057 by fusing, e.g. for flame sealing (C03B9/42, C03B21/06 , C03B33/08 take precedence)
  • C03B 23/08 to exact dimensions, e.g. calibrating
  • C03B 23/13 Reshaping combined with uniting or heat sealing, e.g. for making vacuum bottles

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