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- 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 9/52 - Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articlesFurnaces therefor for wiresHeat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articlesFurnaces therefor for strips
Patent holdings for IPC class C21D 9/52
Total number of patents in this class: 785
10-year publication summary
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
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|---|---|---|
| POSCO Co., Ltd. | 1592 |
59 |
| Nippon Steel Corporation | 6482 |
55 |
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | 990 |
35 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) | 2866 |
32 |
| POSCO | 2175 |
27 |
| Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation | 1987 |
24 |
| NV Bekaert SA | 735 |
21 |
| ArcelorMittal | 2396 |
20 |
| JFE Steel Corporation | 7054 |
18 |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | 15780 |
14 |
| Proterial, Ltd. | 879 |
13 |
| Nucor Corporation | 419 |
12 |
| Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH | 162 |
12 |
| ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG | 962 |
11 |
| Hyundai Steel Company | 452 |
10 |
| Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V. | 311 |
10 |
| Voestalpine Stahl GmbH | 365 |
10 |
| ArcelorMittal Wire France | 41 |
9 |
| Nippon Steel SG Wire Co., Ltd. | 14 |
8 |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | 276 |
7 |
| Other owners | 378 |