IPC Main Group
B21K 21/00 Making hollow articles not covered by any single one of groups
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- Subclass:
- MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
Related Keywords
making HOLLOW-WARE of metal
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B21K 21/02 Producing blanks in the shape of discs or cups as semi-finished articles for making hollow articles, e.g. to be deep-drawn or extruded
- B21K 21/04 Shaping thin-walled hollow articles, e.g. cartridges
- B21K 21/06 Shaping thick-walled hollow articles, e.g. projectiles
- B21K 21/08 Shaping hollow articles with different cross-section in longitudinal direction, e.g. nozzles, spark-plugs
- B21K 21/12 Shaping end portions of hollow articles
- B21K 21/16 Remodelling hollow bodies with respect to the shape of the cross-section
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