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DIFF Subgroup
C03C 1/04

Opacifiers, e.g. fluorides or phosphates; Pigments

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Ingredients generally applicable to manufacture of glasses, glazes or vitreous enamels > Opacifiers, e.g. fluorides or phosphates; Pigments

CPC:

Ingredients generally applicable to manufacture of glasses, glazes, or vitreous enamels > Opacifiers, e.g. fluorides or phosphates; Pigments

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

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  • C03C 1/06 to produce non-uniformly pigmented, e.g. speckled, marbled, or veined products 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