DIFF Main Group
B24C 1/00 Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
Introduced: September 1968
Of 7 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B24C 1/04 for treating only selected parts of a surface, e.g. for carving stone or glass +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B24C 1/06 for producing matt surfaces, e.g. on plastic materials, on glass IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B24C 1/08 for polishing surfaces, e.g. by making use of liquid-borne abrasives +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B24C 1/10 for compacting surfaces, e.g. shot-peening (for deforming sheet metal, tubes or profiles B21D31/06; as a metallurgical treatment C21D7/00, C22F1/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 3,084
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 1,570
- EBARA CORPORATION JP 1,393
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 1,368
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,270
- EBARA CORPORATION 1,016
- FUJIMI JP 829
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 804
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 803
- SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES US 781
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,092
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 1,813
- EBARA CORPORATION JP 1,804
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,329
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 863
- FUJIMI JP 858
- SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES US 833
- EBARA CORPORATION 810
- SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES FR 782
- DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 735