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B24B 15/00

Machines or devices designed for grinding seat surfaces; Accessories therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
GRINDING; POLISHING
Subclass:
MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS

Related Keywords

grinding-in of valve membersgrinding-in VALVES

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B24B 15/04 on valve members
  • B24B 15/06 on openings of bottles; on bottle stoppers or the like
  • B24B 15/08 for grinding co-operating seat surfaces by moving one over the other

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 3,084
  2. APPLIED MATERIALS US 1,570
  3. EBARA CORPORATION JP 1,393
  4. DISCO CORPORATION JP 1,368
  5. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,270
  6. EBARA CORPORATION 1,016
  7. FUJIMI JP 829
  8. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 804
  9. ROBERT BOSCH DE 803
  10. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES US 781