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C03B 32/00

Thermal after-treatment of glass products not provided for in groups , e.g. crystallisation, eliminating gas inclusions or other impurities

Introduced: July 1974

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

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  • C03B 32/02 Thermal crystallisation, e.g. for crystallising glass bodies into glass-ceramic articles

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