B24D 3/2 and being essentially organic
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Physical features of abrasive bodies, or sheets, e.g. abrasive surfaces of special nature; Abrasive bodies or sheets characterised by their constituents > the constituent being used as bonding agent > and being essentially organic
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- GRINDING; POLISHING
- Subclass:
- TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
Filing statistics
IPC B24D 3/2 belongs to the parent subclass B24D, which recorded 27,809 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,100 in 2013 to 2,390 in 2023 (+14%), peaking at 2,947 applications in 2019. 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
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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