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CPC Subgroup
C04B 18/16

from building or ceramic industry

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 > from building or ceramic industry

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C04B 18/162 Cement kiln dust; Lime kiln dust
  • C04B 18/165 Ceramic waste
  • C04B 18/167 Recycled materials, i.e. waste materials reused in the production of the same materials

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 2,158
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,569
  3. NGK INSULATORS JP 1,504
  4. SIKA TECHNOLOGY CH 1,181
  5. CORNING US 974
  6. WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 926
  7. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 882
  8. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 828
  9. MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION JP 792
  10. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 686