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C03B 37/14

Re-forming fibres or filaments, (C03B37/025 takes precedence)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Re-forming fibres or filaments

CPC: Re-forming fibres or filaments, (C03B37/025 takes precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags > Non-chemical treatment > Re-forming fibres or filaments

CPC:

Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags > Non-chemical treatment (surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags C03C25/00) > Re-forming fibres or filaments, (C03B37/025 takes precedence)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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  • C03B 37/15 with heat application, e.g. for making optical fibres (fusion-splicing of light guides G02B6/255; treatment of light guides to shape optical elements ) since 1990 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