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C03B 33/02

Cutting or splitting sheet glass ; Apparatus or machines therefor (C03B33/09 takes precedence; glass-cutting tools C03B33/10)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Cutting or splitting sheet glass; Apparatus or machines therefor

CPC: Cutting or splitting sheet glass ; Apparatus or machines therefor (C03B33/09 takes precedence; glass-cutting tools C03B33/10)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Severing cooled glass > Cutting or splitting sheet glass; Apparatus or machines therefor

CPC:

Severing cooled glass (severing glass fibres C03B37/16) > Cutting or splitting sheet glass ; Apparatus or machines therefor (C03B33/09 takes precedence; glass-cutting tools C03B33/10)

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

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • C03B 33/0207 CPC only CPC only
  • C03B 33/0215 CPC only CPC only
  • C03B 33/0222 CPC only CPC only
  • C03B 33/04 Cutting or splitting in curves, especially for making spectacle lenses IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CORNING US 8,800
  2. SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FR 3,535
  3. NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY JP 2,675
  4. NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY 2,616
  5. AGC JP 1,911
  6. SCHOTT DE 1,846
  7. ASAHI GLASS COMPANY JP 1,632
  8. CORNING 1,556
  9. A G C 1,250
  10. SEKISUI CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 1,087

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CORNING US 9,559
  2. SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FR 3,824
  3. NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY JP 2,792
  4. SCHOTT DE 2,029
  5. AGC JP 1,938
  6. ASAHI GLASS COMPANY JP 1,679
  7. CORNING 1,650
  8. NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY 1,501
  9. A G C 1,049
  10. O-I (OWENS-ILLINOIS) US 1,027