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B28C 9/00

General arrangement or layout of plant

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
Subclass:
PREPARING CLAY; PRODUCING MIXTURES CONTAINING CLAY OR CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B28C 9/02 for producing mixtures of clay or cement with other materials
  • B28C 9/04 the plant being mobile

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B28, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 868
  2. QINGDAO GAOCE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 678
  3. DISCO CORPORATION JP 500
  4. ZHOU ZHAODI 500
  5. MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL COMPANY JP 456
  6. HILTI LI 455
  7. CORNING US 407
  8. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 375
  9. ZHENGZHOU YUAN DONG REFRACTORIES COMPANY 370
  10. HUNAN SANY KUAIERJU RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRY COMPANY 351