DIFF Main Group
B21K 1/00 Making machine elements
Introduced: September 1968
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 16 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B21K 1/26 housings or supporting parts, e.g. axle housings, engine mountings IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B21K 1/44 bolts, studs, or the like (making screw-thread B21K1/56; making U-bolts B21K1/74) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B21K 1/72 hooks, e.g. crane hooks, railway track spikes (making nails in general B21G) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B21K 1/74 forked members or members with two or more limbs, e.g. U-bolts, anchors IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B21K 1/76 elements not mentioned in one of the preceding groups +4 CPC 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