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B21B 39/02

Feeding or supporting work; Braking or tensioning arrangements

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Arrangements for moving, supporting, or positioning work, or controlling its movement, combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills > Feeding or supporting work; Braking or tensioning arrangements

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
Subclass:
ROLLING OF METAL

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B21B 39/04 Lifting or lowering work for conveying purposes, e.g. tilting tables arranged immediately in front of or behind the pass
  • B21B 39/06 Pushing or forcing work into pass
  • B21B 39/08 Braking or tensioning arrangements
  • B21B 39/1 Arrangement or installation of feeding rollers in rolling stands
  • B21B 39/12 Arrangement or installation of roller tables in relation to a roll stand

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JFE STEEL 2,318
  2. JFE STEEL JP 2,294
  3. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 2,083
  4. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 1,650
  5. NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 1,631
  6. SMS GROUP DE 1,472
  7. BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 1,181
  8. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,079
  9. ANHUI JIANGHUAI AUTOMOBILE 984
  10. HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 980