Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: GRINDING; POLISHING
Subclass:: ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL

Filing statistics

IPC B24C 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B24C, which recorded 33,323 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,463 in 2013 to 4,157 in 2023 (+184%), peaking at 4,683 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B24 are DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM (3,084 applications), APPLIED MATERIALS (1,570 applications) and EBARA CORPORATION (1,393 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

PERFORATING by sand-blasting

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B24C 1/02 for sharpening or cleaning cutting tools, e.g. files
B24C 1/04 for treating only selected parts of a surface, e.g. for carving stone or glass
B24C 1/06 for producing matt surfaces, e.g. on plastic materials, on glass
B24C 1/08 for polishing surfaces, e.g. by making use of liquid-borne abrasives
B24C 1/1 for compacting surfaces, e.g. shot-peening

Top Applicants

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

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