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F27B 14/08

Details specially adapted for crucible or pot furnaces

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Details specially adapted for crucible, pot or tank furnaces

CPC: Details specially adapted for crucible or pot furnaces

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Crucible or pot furnaces; Tank furnaces > Details specially adapted for crucible, pot or tank furnaces

CPC:

Crucible or pot furnaces > Details specially adapted for crucible or pot furnaces

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 11 additional codes.

11 codes are CPC-only extensions, 2 exist only in IPC.

Note: 10 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F27,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 885
  2. ZHONGYE CHANGTIAN INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY 670
  3. JFE STEEL 621
  4. JFE STEEL JP 492
  5. PAUL WURTH LU 418
  6. OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 346
  7. CHINA ENFI ENGINEERING CORPORATION 328
  8. THYSSEN KRUPP DE 310
  9. JINCHUAN GROUP 279
  10. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 262

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F27,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 930
  2. JFE STEEL JP 771
  3. PAUL WURTH LU 518
  4. OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 436
  5. THYSSEN KRUPP DE 422
  6. REFRACTORY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COMPANY AT 370
  7. THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS DE 341
  8. JFE STEEL 323
  9. PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AT 310
  10. ZHONGYE CHANGTIAN INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY 299