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C25D 5/00

Electroplating characterised by the process; Pretreatment or after-treatment of workpieces

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
Subclass:
PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; JOINING WORKPIECES BY ELECTROLYSIS; APPARATUS THEREFOR

12 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C25D 5/02 Electroplating of selected surface areas
  • C25D 5/08 Electroplating with moving electrolyte, e.g. jet electroplating
  • C25D 5/16 Electroplating with layers of varying thickness
  • C25D 5/18 Electroplating using modulated, pulsed or reversing current
  • C25D 5/2 Electroplating using ultrasonic waves
  • C25D 5/22 Electroplating combined with mechanical treatment during the deposition

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C25, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,797
  2. EBARA CORPORATION JP 729
  3. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 650
  4. INDUSTRIE DE NORA IT 641
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 600
  6. JFE STEEL JP 593
  7. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 553
  8. SIEMENS DE 536
  9. CEA (COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE) FR 525
  10. JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION 499