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IPC Main Group
B22F 1/00

Metallic powder; Treatment of metallic powder, e.g. to facilitate working or to improve properties

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2022

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
Subclass:
WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER

Additional Content

"Nanosize” or “nanoscale” nanosize nanoscale nanosized relate to a controlled geometrical size below 100 nanometres (nm) in one or more dimensions.

Related Keywords

METAL(S) powdermetal POWDER

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B22F 1/07 Metallic powder characterised by particles having a nanoscale microstructure
  • B22F 1/08 Metallic powder characterised by particles having an amorphous microstructure
  • B22F 1/12 Metallic powder containing non-metallic particles
  • B22F 1/16 Metallic particles coated with a non-metal
  • B22F 1/17 Metallic particles coated with metal
  • B22F 1/18 Non-metallic particles coated with metal

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B22, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,719
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,489
  3. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,248
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1,043
  5. SIEMENS DE 1,028
  6. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 959
  7. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 891
  8. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 786
  9. UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING 769
  10. JFE STEEL JP 761