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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: 812
10-year publication summary
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76
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80
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50
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53
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55
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93
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68
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56
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51
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28
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| POSCO Co., Ltd. | 2012 |
66 |
| Nippon Steel Corporation | 6871 |
54 |
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | 1102 |
38 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) | 2836 |
29 |
| POSCO | 2143 |
27 |
| Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation | 1981 |
24 |
| ArcelorMittal | 2672 |
22 |
| NV Bekaert SA | 725 |
21 |
| JFE Steel Corporation | 7527 |
20 |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | 16331 |
14 |
| Proterial, Ltd. | 935 |
14 |
| Hyundai Steel Company | 531 |
12 |
| Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH | 163 |
12 |
| Nucor Corporation | 418 |
11 |
| Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V. | 326 |
11 |
| ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG | 990 |
11 |
| Voestalpine Stahl GmbH | 388 |
10 |
| ArcelorMittal Wire France | 40 |
9 |
| Nippon Steel SG Wire Co., Ltd. | 14 |
8 |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | 284 |
7 |
| Other owners | 392 |