DIFF Subgroup
B82B 3/0042 Full Title
Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures by manipulation of individual atoms or molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units
Of 3 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.
3 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B82,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 3,032
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 711
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 703
- SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 641
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 620
- TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 546
- JILIN UNIVERSITY 544
- SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 525
- TIANJIN UNIVERSITY 524
- UNIVERSITY OF JINAN 521
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B82,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 3,665
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,885
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,220
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,970
- INTEL CORPORATION US 1,622
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY 791
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 689
- CNRS (CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE) FR 677
- CEA (COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE) FR 648
- LG CHEM KR 625