CPC Subgroup
C04B 18/04 Waste materials; Refuse
Full Title
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 > Waste materials; Refuse
15 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C04B 18/06 Combustion residues, e.g. purification products of smoke, fumes or exhaust gases
- C04B 18/12 from quarries, mining or the like
- C04B 18/14 from metallurgical processes (treatment of molten slag C04B5/00)
- C04B 18/16 from building or ceramic industry
- C04B 18/18 organic (C04B18/10 takes precedence)
- C04B 18/30 Mixed waste; Waste of undefined composition, (C04B18/10 takes precedence)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 2,158
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,569
- NGK INSULATORS JP 1,504
- SIKA TECHNOLOGY CH 1,181
- CORNING US 974
- WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 926
- UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 882
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 828
- MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION JP 792
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 686