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C03B 23/04

Re-forming tubes or rods

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

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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