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C04B 20/06

Expanding clay, perlite, vermiculite or like granular materials

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according to more than one of groups and characterised by shape or grain distribution; Treatment of materials according to more than one of the groups specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stone; Expanding or defibrillating materials > Treatment > Heat treatment > Expanding clay, perlite, vermiculite or like granular materials

CPC:

Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according to more than one of groups C04B14/00 - C04B18/00 and characterised by shape or grain distribution; Treatment of materials according to more than one of the groups C04B14/00 - C04B18/00 specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stone; Expanding or defibrillating materials > Treatment > Heat treatment > Expanding clay, perlite, vermiculite or like granular materials

Of 5 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,095
  2. WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1,205
  3. NGK INSULATORS JP 1,133
  4. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 1,049
  5. SIKA TECHNOLOGY CH 1,041
  6. GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 807
  7. WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 806
  8. SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 801
  9. CORNING US 777
  10. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 739

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 2,158
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,569
  3. NGK INSULATORS JP 1,504
  4. SIKA TECHNOLOGY CH 1,181
  5. CORNING US 974
  6. WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 926
  7. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 882
  8. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 828
  9. MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION JP 792
  10. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 686