by fusing glass directly to metal

Introduced: September 1968

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IPC:

Joining pieces of glass to pieces of other inorganic material; Joining glass to glass other than by fusing > by fusing glass directly to metal

CPC:

Joining pieces of glass to pieces of other inorganic material; Joining glass to glass other than by fusing (C03C17/00 takes precedence; layered structures comprising at least one glass sheet B32B17/00; wired glass C03B; joining glass to ceramics C04) > by fusing glass directly to metal

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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