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B24C 1/04

for treating only selected parts of a surface, e.g. for carving stone or glass

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods > for treating only selected parts of a surface, e.g. for carving stone or glass

Classification Context

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

Filing statistics

IPC B24C 1/04 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

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