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IPC Subgroup
C04B 33/132

Waste materials; Refuse

Introduced: January 2006

Full Title

Clay-wares > Preparing or treating the raw materials individually or as batches > Compounding ingredients > Waste materials; Refuse

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
Subclass:
LIME; MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE

Related Keywords

converting REFUSE into clay-waresclay-wares, having WASTE materials as compounding ingredients

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C04B 33/135 Combustion residues, e.g fly ash, incineration waste
  • C04B 33/138 from metallurgical processes, e.g. slag, furnace dust, galvanic waste

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,095
  2. WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1,205
  3. NGK INSULATORS JP 1,133
  4. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 1,049
  5. SIKA TECHNOLOGY CH 1,041
  6. GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 807
  7. WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 806
  8. SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 801
  9. CORNING US 777
  10. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY US 739