IPC Subgroup
C23F 11/1 using organic inhibitors
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent > in other liquids > using organic inhibitors
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:
- NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACES; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL; INHIBITING INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS OR OR CLASS
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C23F 11/12 Oxygen-containing compounds
- C23F 11/14 Nitrogen-containing compounds
- C23F 11/16 Sulfur-containing compounds
- C23F 11/167 Phosphorus-containing compounds
- C23F 11/173 Macromolecular compounds
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