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IPC Subgroup
C03B 37/016

by a liquid phase reaction process, e.g. through a gel phase

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags > Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments > Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments > made entirely or partially by chemical means > by a liquid phase reaction process, e.g. through a gel phase

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

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