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F27B 9/12

with special arrangements for preheating or cooling the charge

Full Title

Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type (rotary-drum furnaces with means for agitating or moving the charge F27B7/14); Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity > with special arrangements for preheating or cooling the charge

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F27, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 930
  2. JFE STEEL JP 771
  3. PAUL WURTH LU 518
  4. OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 436
  5. THYSSEN KRUPP DE 422
  6. REFRACTORY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COMPANY AT 370
  7. THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS DE 341
  8. JFE STEEL 323
  9. PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AT 310
  10. ZHONGYE CHANGTIAN INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY 299