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C22B 5/04

by aluminium, other metals or silicon

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: by aluminium, other metals, or silicon

CPC: by aluminium, other metals or silicon

Full Title

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IPC:

General processes of reducing to metals > Dry processes > by aluminium, other metals, or silicon

CPC:

General methods of reducing to metals > Dry methods > by aluminium, other metals or silicon

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

  1. JFE STEEL JP 7,152
  2. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 5,416
  3. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 4,530
  4. JFE STEEL 3,986
  5. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 3,086
  6. NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 2,843
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,702
  8. ARCELORMITTAL LU 2,124
  9. NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) 2,075
  10. KOBE STEEL JP 1,891

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JFE STEEL JP 7,620
  2. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 5,769
  3. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 4,523
  4. JFE STEEL 3,080
  5. NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 2,999
  6. ARCELORMITTAL LU 2,962
  7. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 2,431
  8. KOBE STEEL JP 2,100
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,052
  10. MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION JP 1,405