C30B 15/00 Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method (under a protective fluid C30B27/00)
Introduced: January 1980
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method
CPC: Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method (under a protective fluid C30B27/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method
Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method (under a protective fluid C30B27/00)
Of 13 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.
3 codes are CPC-only extensions.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1980.
Child Classifications
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- C30B 15/02 adding crystallising materials or reactants forming it in situ to the melt since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C30B 15/10 Crucibles or containers for supporting the melt since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C30B 15/14 Heating of the melt or the crystallised materials since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C30B 15/20 Controlling or regulating (controlling or regulating in general G05) since 1980 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C30B 15/30 Mechanisms for rotating or moving either the melt or the crystal (flotation methods C30B15/28) since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C30B 15/34 Edge-defined film-fed crystal-growth using dies or slits since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C30B 15/36 characterised by the seed, e.g. its crystallographic orientation since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C30,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,516
- SUMCO CORPORATION JP 786
- SUMCO CORPORATION 703
- SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES JP 604
- SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI COMPANY JP 556
- GLOBALWAFERS COMPANY TW 492
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 463
- SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI COMPANY 450
- SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES 436
- SILTRONIC DE 429
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C30,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,052
- SUMCO CORPORATION JP 881
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 871
- SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES JP 682
- SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI COMPANY JP 649
- SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 506
- SUMCO CORPORATION 500
- SILTRONIC DE 491
- GLOBALWAFERS COMPANY TW 458
- NGK INSULATORS JP 379