DIFF Main Group
F27D 3/00 Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
Introduced: September 1968
Of 18 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.
8 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 3 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- F27D 3/12 Travelling or movable supports or containers for the charge +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F27D 3/16 Introducing a fluid jet or current into the charge (F27D3/18 takes precedence) +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F27D 3/18 Charging particulate material using a fluid carrier since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F27,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 885
- ZHONGYE CHANGTIAN INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY 670
- JFE STEEL 621
- JFE STEEL JP 492
- PAUL WURTH LU 418
- OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 346
- CHINA ENFI ENGINEERING CORPORATION 328
- THYSSEN KRUPP DE 310
- JINCHUAN GROUP 279
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 262
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F27,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 930
- JFE STEEL JP 771
- PAUL WURTH LU 518
- OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 436
- THYSSEN KRUPP DE 422
- REFRACTORY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COMPANY AT 370
- THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS DE 341
- JFE STEEL 323
- PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AT 310
- ZHONGYE CHANGTIAN INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY 299