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IPC Subgroup
C23C 4/06

Metallic material

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2016

Full Title

Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge > characterised by the coating material > Metallic material

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

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C23C 4/067 containing free particles of non-metal elements, e.g. carbon, silicon, boron, phosphorus or arsenic
  • C23C 4/073 containing MCrAl or MCrAlY alloys, where M is nickel, cobalt or iron, with or without non-metal elements
  • C23C 4/08 containing only metal elements

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