IPC Subgroup
C21D 1/82 Descaling by thermal stresses
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering > Descaling by thermal stresses
Classification Context
- Section:
- CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- Class:
- METALLURGY OF IRON
- Subclass:
- MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
Related Keywords
DESCALING of metals by thermal stressesremoving SCALE(S) from metals chemically
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JFE STEEL JP 7,470
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 4,615
- JFE STEEL 4,538
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 4,536
- ARCELORMITTAL LU 2,597
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) JP 2,241
- ANGANG STEEL COMPANY 2,126
- NSSMC (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL) 1,783
- BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL COMPANY 1,620
- HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY KR 1,545