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B21D 1/00

Straightening, restoring form or removing local distortions of sheet metal or specific articles made therefrom (B21D3/00 takes precedence); Stretching sheet metal combined with rolling (working sheet metal of limited length by stretching B21D25/00; by localised hammering B21D31/06)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Straightening, restoring form or removing local distortions of sheet metal or specific articles made therefrom; Stretching sheet metal combined with rolling

CPC: Straightening, restoring form or removing local distortions of sheet metal or specific articles made therefrom (B21D3/00 takes precedence); Stretching sheet metal combined with rolling (working sheet metal of limited length by stretching B21D25/00; by localised hammering B21D31/06)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Straightening, restoring form or removing local distortions of sheet metal or specific articles made therefrom; Stretching sheet metal combined with rolling

CPC:

Straightening, restoring form or removing local distortions of sheet metal or specific articles made therefrom (B21D3/00 takes precedence); Stretching sheet metal combined with rolling (working sheet metal of limited length by stretching B21D25/00; by localised hammering B21D31/06)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B21D 1/02 by rollers (B21D1/06 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B21D 1/05 Stretching combined with rolling IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B21D 1/12 Straightening vehicle body parts or bodies (B21D1/14 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JFE STEEL 2,318
  2. JFE STEEL JP 2,294
  3. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 2,083
  4. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 1,650
  5. NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 1,631
  6. SMS GROUP DE 1,472
  7. BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 1,181
  8. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,079
  9. ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE 984
  10. HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 980

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JFE STEEL JP 2,667
  2. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 2,049
  3. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,967
  4. NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 1,800
  5. SMS GROUP DE 1,538
  6. JFE STEEL 1,150
  7. ARCELORMITTAL LU 1,142
  8. BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 821
  9. HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 808
  10. THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE DE 660