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IPC Subclass
B28B

SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
Subclass:
SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER

Description

B28B covers machinery and processes for forming clay, ceramic compositions, slag, and cementitious mixtures (such as plaster, concrete, and cement) into finished shapes. This subclass encompasses extrusion, pressing, casting, molding, and other shaping techniques applied to these materials before they are fired, set, or hardened. Typical applications include brick and tile manufacturing, pottery production, precast concrete elements, and plaster products. The classification specifically addresses the mechanical shaping stage and does not extend to firing processes, which are classified elsewhere in the ceramic and cement technology sections.

Related Keywords

moulding ARTIFICIAL stonesBATTING claymoulding BRICKSCASTING of articles from clay or other ceramic compositions or cementitious materialmoulding cementitious materialworking CERAMIC(S) compositionsmoulding CHAMOTTEmoulding CHINA waremoulding CLAY(S)moulding EARTHENWAREcasting GYPSUMMOULDING(S) clay or other ceramic compositions or cementitious materialmoulding POTTERYSHAPING of clay or other ceramic compositions or cementitious materialWORKING clay, ceramic compositions or cement mixturesWORKING plaster

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B28B 15/00 General arrangement or layout of plant
  • B28B 19/00 Machines or methods for applying the material to surfaces to form a permanent layer thereon