DIFF Subgroup
C03B 37/012 Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
Introduced: January 1985
Full Title
Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags > Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments > Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
CPC subdivides this area 5x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.
4 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 1985.
Child Classifications
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- C03B 37/014 made entirely or partially by chemical means since 1985 +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in 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