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D01F 9/08

of inorganic material (working or processing of metal wire B21F; from softened glass, minerals or slags C03B37/00)

Introduced: July 1974

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: of inorganic material

CPC: of inorganic material (working or processing of metal wire B21F; from softened glass, minerals or slags C03B37/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Man-made filaments or the like of other substances; Manufacture thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture of carbon filaments > of inorganic material

CPC:

Artificial filaments or the like of other substances; Manufacture thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture of carbon filaments > of inorganic material (working or processing of metal wire B21F; from softened glass, minerals or slags C03B37/00)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1974.

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  • D01F 9/10 by decomposition of organic substances (D01F9/12 takes precedence) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class D01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 1,242
  2. MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER CH 1,162
  3. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 1,093
  4. TORAY INDUSTRIES 802
  5. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 771
  6. WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY 663
  7. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 653
  8. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 559
  9. LENZING AT 525
  10. MURATA MACHINERY 492

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class D01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 1,268
  2. MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER CH 1,200
  3. NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 955
  4. LENZING AT 602
  5. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 594
  6. WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY 494
  7. TRUETZSCHLER & COMPANY DE 453
  8. KOLON INDUSTRIES KR 433
  9. OERLIKON TEXTILE & COMPANY DE 430
  10. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 412