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C04B 2235/66

Specific sintering techniques, e.g. centrifugal sintering

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Aspects relating to ceramic starting mixtures or sintered ceramic products > Aspects relating to heat treatments of ceramic bodies such as green ceramics or pre-sintered ceramics, e.g. burning, sintering or melting processes > Specific sintering techniques, e.g. centrifugal sintering

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  • C04B 2235/665 Local sintering, e.g. laser sintering
  • C04B 2235/666 Applying a current during sintering, e.g. plasma sintering [SPS], electrical resistance heating or pulse electric current sintering [PECS]
  • C04B 2235/667 Sintering using wave energy, e.g. microwave sintering
  • C04B 2235/668 Pressureless sintering

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