DIFF Subgroup
C03B 33/06 Cutting or splitting glass tubes, rods, or hollow products (C03B33/09 takes precedence)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Cutting or splitting glass tubes, rods, or hollow products
CPC: Cutting or splitting glass tubes, rods, or hollow products (C03B33/09 takes precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Severing cooled glass > Cutting or splitting glass tubes, rods, or hollow products
CPC:
Severing cooled glass (severing glass fibres C03B37/16) > Cutting or splitting glass tubes, rods, or hollow products (C03B33/09 takes precedence)
No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CORNING US 8,800
- SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FR 3,535
- NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY JP 2,675
- NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY 2,616
- AGC JP 1,911
- SCHOTT DE 1,846
- ASAHI GLASS COMPANY JP 1,632
- CORNING 1,556
- A G C 1,250
- SEKISUI CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 1,087
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CORNING US 9,559
- SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FR 3,824
- NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY JP 2,792
- SCHOTT DE 2,029
- AGC JP 1,938
- ASAHI GLASS COMPANY JP 1,679
- CORNING 1,650
- NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY 1,501
- A G C 1,049
- O-I (OWENS-ILLINOIS) US 1,027