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F27B 7/20

Details, accessories or equipment specially adapted for rotary-drum furnaces

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Rotary-drum furnaces, i.e. horizontal or slightly inclined > Details, accessories or equipment specially adapted for rotary-drum furnaces

Of 15 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 2 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

Child Classifications

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  • F27B 2007/2008 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • F27B 2007/2091 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • F27B 7/2075 CPC only CPC only
  • F27B 7/2083 CPC only CPC only
  • F27B 7/28 Arrangements of linings IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F27B 7/30 Arrangements of partitions IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F27B 7/33 Arrangement of devices for discharging since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F27B 7/34 Arrangements of heating devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F27B 7/42 Arrangement of controlling, monitoring, alarm or like devices since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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