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C03B 23/207

Uniting glass rods, glass tubes, or hollow glassware

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Re-forming shaped glass > Uniting glass pieces by fusing without substantial reshaping > Uniting glass rods, glass tubes, or hollow glassware

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
Subclass:
MANUFACTURE OR SHAPING OF GLASS, OR OF MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES IN THE MANUFACTURE OR SHAPING OF GLASS, OR OF MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C03B 23/213 Joining projections or feet
  • C03B 23/217 for the production of cathode ray tubes or similarly shaped tubes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CORNING US 8,800
  2. SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FR 3,535
  3. NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY JP 2,675
  4. NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY 2,616
  5. AGC JP 1,911
  6. SCHOTT DE 1,846
  7. ASAHI GLASS COMPANY JP 1,632
  8. CORNING 1,556
  9. A G C 1,250
  10. SEKISUI CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 1,087