Use of agglomerated or waste materials or refuse as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone (use of waste materials for the manufacture of cement C04B7/24); Treatment of agglomerated or waste materials or refuse, specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stone

Filing statistics

CPC C04B 18/00 belongs to the parent subclass C04B, which recorded 228,252 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,861 in 2013 to 20,066 in 2023 (+85%), peaking at 27,356 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class C04 are HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP (2,158 applications), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (1,569 applications) and NGK INSULATORS (1,504 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings