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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 9/08 - Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articlesFurnaces therefor for tubular bodies or pipes
Patent holdings for IPC class C21D 9/08
Total number of patents in this class: 1079
10-year publication summary
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89
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98
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122
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110
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80
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84
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66
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70
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54
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21
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Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| JFE Steel Corporation | 6684 |
235 |
| Nippon Steel Corporation | 6097 |
200 |
| Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation | 1987 |
65 |
| Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. | 391 |
36 |
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | 939 |
27 |
| NHK Spring Co., Ltd. | 1796 |
24 |
| Tenaris Coiled Tubes, LLC | 22 |
14 |
| POSCO Co., Ltd. | 1365 |
12 |
| Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH | 156 |
12 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 8582 |
9 |
| Vallourec Deutschland GmbH | 41 |
9 |
| Usui Co., Ltd. | 115 |
9 |
| DALMINE S.p.A. | 22 |
7 |
| Sandvik Intellectual Property AB | 1509 |
7 |
| Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 1848 |
7 |
| Benteler Steel/Tube GmbH | 34 |
6 |
| Hyundai Motor Company | 21236 |
5 |
| Forum US, Inc. | 325 |
5 |
| Sandvik Materials Technology Deutschland GmbH | 59 |
5 |
| Tenaris Connections B.V. | 164 |
5 |
| Other owners | 380 |