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DIFF Subgroup
B24B 11/04

involving grinding wheels

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Machines or devices designed for grinding spherical surfaces or parts of spherical surfaces on work; Accessories therefor > for grinding balls > involving grinding wheels

CPC:

Machines or devices designed for grinding spherical surfaces or parts of spherical surfaces on work; Accessories therefor (specially designed for optical surfaces B24B13/00, for seat surfaces B24B15/00) > for grinding balls > involving grinding wheels

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B24B 11/06 acting by the front faces, e.g. of plane, grooved or bevelled shape IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B24B 11/08 acting by the circumference IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B24B 11/10 of cup type IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 3,084
  2. APPLIED MATERIALS US 1,570
  3. EBARA CORPORATION JP 1,393
  4. DISCO CORPORATION JP 1,368
  5. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,270
  6. EBARA CORPORATION 1,016
  7. FUJIMI JP 829
  8. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 804
  9. ROBERT BOSCH DE 803
  10. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES US 781

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,092
  2. APPLIED MATERIALS US 1,813
  3. EBARA CORPORATION JP 1,804
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,329
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 863
  6. FUJIMI JP 858
  7. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES US 833
  8. EBARA CORPORATION 810
  9. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES FR 782
  10. DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 735