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IPC Main Group
C21C 1/00

Refining of pig-iron; Cast iron

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
METALLURGY OF IRON
Subclass:
PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS

Related Keywords

CAST ironcast IRONrefining of pig IRON

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C21C 1/02 Dephosphorising or desulfurising
  • C21C 1/04 Removing impurities other than carbon, phosphorus, or sulfur
  • C21C 1/06 Constructional features of mixers for pig-iron
  • C21C 1/08 Manufacture of cast-iron
  • C21C 1/1 Making spheroidal graphite cast-iron

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JFE STEEL JP 7,470
  2. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 4,615
  3. JFE STEEL 4,538
  4. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 4,536
  5. ARCELORMITTAL LU 2,597
  6. NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 2,241
  7. ANGANG STEEL COMPANY 2,126
  8. NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) 1,783
  9. BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 1,620
  10. HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 1,545