DIFF Subgroup
C04B 11/028 Devices therefor
Introduced: January 1985
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Calcium sulfate cements > Dehydrating gypsum > Devices therefor
CPC:
Calcium sulfate cements > dehydrating gypsum > Devices therefor
CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.
6 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1985.
Child Classifications
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- C04B 11/032 for the wet process, e.g. dehydrating in solution or under saturated vapour conditions, since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C04B 11/036 for the dry process, e.g. dehydrating in a fluidised bed or in a rotary kiln since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,095
- WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1,205
- NGK INSULATORS JP 1,133
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 1,049
- SIKA TECHNOLOGY CH 1,041
- GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 807
- WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 806
- SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 801
- CORNING US 777
- UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 739
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 2,158
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,569
- NGK INSULATORS JP 1,504
- SIKA TECHNOLOGY CH 1,181
- CORNING US 974
- WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 926
- UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 882
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 828
- MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION JP 792
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 686