- All sections
- C - Chemistrymetallurgy
- C21D - Modifying the physical structure of ferrous metalsgeneral devices for heat treatment of ferrous or non-ferrous metals or alloysmaking metal malleable, e.g. by decarburisation or tempering
- C21D 1/32 - Soft annealing, e.g. spheroidising
Patent holdings for IPC class C21D 1/32
Total number of patents in this class: 146
10-year publication summary
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10
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7
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7
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21
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15
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Nippon Steel Corporation | 6871 |
16 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) | 2836 |
11 |
| JFE Steel Corporation | 7527 |
10 |
| POSCO Co., Ltd. | 2012 |
8 |
| Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation | 1981 |
7 |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | 284 |
5 |
| Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd. | 64 |
5 |
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | 1102 |
4 |
| Hyundai Motor Company | 24653 |
3 |
| Aktiebolaget SKF | 3128 |
3 |
| ArcelorMittal | 2672 |
3 |
| POSCO | 2143 |
3 |
| SANYO Special Steel Co., Ltd. | 246 |
3 |
| Uddeholms Aktiebolag | 205 |
3 |
| Martinrea International US Inc. | 74 |
3 |
| CRS Holdings, LLC | 148 |
3 |
| Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | 1898 |
2 |
| Komatsu Ltd. | 4723 |
2 |
| China Steel Corporation | 10 |
2 |
| Hyundai Steel Company | 531 |
2 |
| Other owners | 48 |