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DIFF Main Group
B22F 5/00

Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product

Introduced: September 1968

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 9 additional codes.

9 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 4 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B22F 2005/001 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 2005/002 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 2005/004 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 2005/005 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 5/003 CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 5/006 CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 5/007 CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 5/008 CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 5/009 CPC only CPC only
  • B22F 5/02 of piston rings IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B22F 5/04 of turbine blades IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B22F 5/06 of threaded articles, e.g. nuts IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B22F 5/12 of wires since 1995 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