IPC Subgroup
C23C 22/36 containing also phosphates
Introduced: January 1985
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals > using aqueous solutions > using aqueous acidic solutions with pH < 6 > containing fluorides or complex fluorides > containing also phosphates
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
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 8,096
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 3,985
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,842
- LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION US 2,654
- TOKYO ELECTRON 2,540
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION JP 2,465
- JFE STEEL JP 2,368
- ASM IP HOLDING NL 2,092
- APPLIED MATERIALS 1,877
- POSCO (POHANG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY) KR 1,782