DIFF Main Group
B22C 9/00 Moulds or cores (uniquely adapted to particular casting processes B22D); Moulding processes
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Moulds or cores; Moulding processes
CPC: Moulds or cores (uniquely adapted to particular casting processes B22D); Moulding processes
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Moulds or cores; Moulding processes
CPC:
Moulds or cores (uniquely adapted to particular casting processes B22D); Moulding processes
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B22C 9/06 Permanent moulds for shaped castings (moulds for ingots B22D7/06) +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B22C 9/08 Features with respect to supply of molten metal, e.g. ingates, circular gates, skim gates +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B22C 9/10 Cores; Manufacture or installation of cores +5 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B22C 9/12 Treating moulds or cores, e.g. drying, hardening +2 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B22C 9/20 Stack moulds, i.e. arrangement of multiple moulds or flasks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,719
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,489
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,248
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1,043
- SIEMENS DE 1,028
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 959
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 891
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 786
- UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING 769
- JFE STEEL JP 761
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,157
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 1,633
- SIEMENS DE 1,267
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,124
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,040
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,015
- JFE STEEL JP 884
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 810
- HITACHI METALS JP 641
- SINTOKOGIO JP 624