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C03B 27/00

Tempering glass products

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

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

Related Keywords

tempering GLASS productsTEMPERING of glass

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C03B 27/004 by bringing the hot glass product in contact with a solid cooling surface, e.g. sand grains
  • C03B 27/008 by using heat of sublimation of solid particles
  • C03B 27/012 by heat treatment, e.g. for crystallisation; Heat treatment of glass products before tempering by cooling
  • C03B 27/016 by absorbing heat radiated from the glass product

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