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C03B 5/42

Details of construction of furnace walls, e.g. to prevent corrosion; Use of materials for furnace walls

Introduced: January 1980

Full Title

Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture > Special features of the melting process; Auxiliary means specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces > Details of construction of furnace walls, e.g. to prevent corrosion; Use of materials for furnace walls

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • C03B 5/425 Preventing corrosion or erosion (C03B5/44 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C03B 5/43 Use of materials for furnace walls, e.g. fire-bricks since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C03B 5/435 Heating arrangements for furnace walls since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C03B 5/44 Cooling arrangements for furnace walls since 1980 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