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B22F 1/00

Metallic powder; Treatment of metallic powder, e.g. to facilitate working or to improve properties

Introduced: September 1968

Additional Content IPC

"Nanosize” or “nanoscale” nanosize nanoscale nanosized relate to a controlled geometrical size below 100 nanometres (nm) in one or more dimensions.

Of 11 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 2022.

Child Classifications

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  • B22F 1/07 Metallic powder characterised by particles having a nanoscale microstructure (nanosized particles B22F1/054) since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B22F 1/08 Metallic powder characterised by particles having an amorphous microstructure since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B22F 1/09 CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 1/12 Metallic powder containing non-metallic particles (containing lubricating or binding agents or organic material B22F1/10) since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B22F 1/16 Metallic particles coated with a non-metal (coated with lubricating or binding agents or with organic material B22F1/10) since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B22F 1/17 Metallic particles coated with metal since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B22F 1/18 Non-metallic particles coated with metal since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,719
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,489
  3. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,248
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1,043
  5. SIEMENS DE 1,028
  6. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 959
  7. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 891
  8. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 786
  9. UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING 769
  10. JFE STEEL JP 761

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,157
  2. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 1,633
  3. SIEMENS DE 1,267
  4. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,124
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,040
  6. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,015
  7. JFE STEEL JP 884
  8. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 810
  9. HITACHI METALS JP 641
  10. SINTOKOGIO JP 624