IPC Subgroup
B21B 19/04 Rolling basic material of solid, i.e. non-hollow, structure; Piercing
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Tube-rolling by rollers arranged outside the work and having their axes not perpendicular to the axis of the work > the axes of the rollers being arranged essentially diagonally to the axis of the work, e.g. "cross" tube-rolling > Rolling basic material of solid, i.e. non-hollow, structure; Piercing
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- Subclass:
- ROLLING OF METAL
Related Keywords
PIERCING or tube-rolling mills
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JFE STEEL 2,318
- JFE STEEL JP 2,294
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 2,083
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 1,650
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 1,631
- SMS GROUP DE 1,472
- BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 1,181
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,079
- ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE 984
- HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 980