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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 6/00 - Heat treatment of ferrous alloys
Patent holdings for IPC class C21D 6/00
Total number of patents in this class: 3852
10-year publication summary
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355
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308
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367
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382
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383
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333
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408
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351
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396
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128
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| JFE Steel Corporation | 6654 |
510 |
| Nippon Steel Corporation | 6060 |
406 |
| POSCO Co., Ltd. | 1356 |
303 |
| ArcelorMittal | 2119 |
299 |
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | 931 |
126 |
| Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | 1999 |
99 |
| ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG | 951 |
59 |
| POSCO | 2194 |
54 |
| NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corporation | 284 |
53 |
| Voestalpine Stahl GmbH | 348 |
37 |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | 261 |
31 |
| Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH | 156 |
31 |
| Proterial, Ltd. | 801 |
29 |
| Hyundai Steel Company | 372 |
28 |
| ThyssenKrupp AG | 3244 |
28 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) | 2869 |
25 |
| Outokumpu Oyj | 255 |
25 |
| Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation | 169 |
23 |
| Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V. | 287 |
23 |
| Aperam | 115 |
22 |
| Other owners | 1641 |