DIFF Subgroup
C03C 27/04 Joining glass to metal by means of an interlayer
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Joining pieces of glass to pieces of other inorganic material; Joining glass to glass other than by fusing > Joining glass to metal by means of an interlayer
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) > Joining glass to metal by means of an interlayer
Of 2 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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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