CPC Subgroup
C22C 1/047 comprising intermetallic compounds
Full Title
Making non-ferrous alloys (by electrothermic methods C22B4/00; by electrolysis C25C1/24, C25C3/36) > by powder metallurgy (C22C1/08 takes precedence) > comprising intermetallic compounds
Filing statistics
CPC C22C 1/047 belongs to the parent subclass C22C, which recorded 208,536 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 11,896 in 2013 to 18,132 in 2023 (+52%), peaking at 23,026 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class C22 are JFE STEEL (7,620 applications), NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (5,769 applications) and POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) (4,523 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C22, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JFE STEEL JP 7,620
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 5,769
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 4,523
- JFE STEEL 3,080
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 2,999
- ARCELORMITTAL LU 2,962
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 2,431
- KOBE STEEL JP 2,100
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,052
- MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION JP 1,405