DIFF Subgroup
C22B 4/04 Heavy metals
Introduced: July 1974
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Electrothermal treatment of ores or metallurgical products for obtaining metals or alloys > Heavy metals
CPC:
Electrothermal treatment of ores or metallurgical products for obtaining metals or alloys (obtaining iron or steel C21B, C21C) > Heavy metals
No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JFE STEEL JP 7,152
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 5,416
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 4,530
- JFE STEEL 3,986
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 3,086
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 2,843
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,702
- ARCELORMITTAL LU 2,124
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) 2,075
- KOBE STEEL JP 1,891
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JFE STEEL JP 7,620
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 5,769
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 4,523
- JFE STEEL 3,080
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 2,999
- ARCELORMITTAL LU 2,962
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 2,431
- KOBE STEEL JP 2,100
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,052
- MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION JP 1,405