B21B 27/03 Sleeved rolls
Introduced: January 1990
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Rolls; Lubricating, cooling or heating rolls while in use > Shape or construction of rolls > Sleeved rolls
Rolls, (shape of working surfaces required by special processes B21B1/00); Lubricating, cooling or heating rolls while in use > Shape or construction of rolls (for rolling metal of indefinite length in repetitive shapes specially designed for the manufacture of particular objects B21H8/02 ) > Sleeved rolls
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JFE STEEL 2,318
- JFE STEEL JP 2,294
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 2,083
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 1,650
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 1,631
- SMS GROUP DE 1,472
- BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 1,181
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,079
- ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE 984
- HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 980
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JFE STEEL JP 2,667
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 2,049
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,967
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 1,800
- SMS GROUP DE 1,538
- JFE STEEL 1,150
- ARCELORMITTAL LU 1,142
- BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 821
- HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 808
- THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE DE 660