DIFF Main Group
B21G 3/00 Making pins, nails, or the like (of pins with individual caps B21G5/00; of U-like shape B21G7/00; of split-pins B21G7/08)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Making pins, nails, or the like
CPC: Making pins, nails, or the like (of pins with individual caps B21G5/00; of U-like shape B21G7/00; of split-pins B21G7/08)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Making pins, nails, or the like
CPC:
Making pins, nails, or the like (of pins with individual caps B21G5/00; of U-like shape B21G7/00; of split-pins B21G7/08)
Of 10 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B21G 3/02 of pins of the kind used in the tailoring trade or the house- hold IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B21G 3/08 of nails with head and two or more shanks or split shanks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B21G 3/18 by operations not restricted to one of the groups B21G3/12 - B21G3/16 (B21G3/06 - B21G3/10 take precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B21G 3/32 Feeding material to be worked to nail or pin making machines IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
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