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IPC Subgroup
C23C 18/02

by thermal decomposition

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating > by thermal decomposition

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
Subclass:
COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C23C 18/04 Pretreatment of the material to be coated
  • C23C 18/06 Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
  • C23C 18/12 characterised by the deposition of inorganic material other than metallic material

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. APPLIED MATERIALS US 8,096
  2. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 3,985
  3. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,842
  4. LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION US 2,654
  5. TOKYO ELECTRON 2,540
  6. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 2,465
  7. JFE STEEL JP 2,368
  8. ASM IP HOLDING NL 2,092
  9. APPLIED MATERIALS 1,877
  10. POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,782