B21L 1/00 Making chains or chain links by bending workpieces of rod, wire, or strip to form links of oval or other simple shape (B21L3/00, B21L7/00 take precedence)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Making chains or chain links by bending workpieces of rod, wire, or strip to form links of oval or other simple shape
CPC: Making chains or chain links by bending workpieces of rod, wire, or strip to form links of oval or other simple shape (B21L3/00, B21L7/00 take precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Making chains or chain links by bending workpieces of rod, wire, or strip to form links of oval or other simple shape
Making chains or chain links by bending workpieces of rod, wire, or strip to form links of oval or other simple shape (B21L3/00, B21L7/00 take precedence)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.
Child Classifications
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- B21L 1/04 by bending and interconnecting the ends of the workpieces with or without separate jointing members 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