- All sections
- C - Chemistry; metallurgy
- C21D - Modifying the physical structure of ferrous metals; general devices for heat treatment of ferrous or non-ferrous metals or alloys; making 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: 3607
10-year publication summary
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300
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355
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308
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367
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381
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381
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332
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406
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345
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282
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| JFE Steel Corporation | 6289 |
484 |
| Nippon Steel Corporation | 5819 |
380 |
| ArcelorMittal | 1983 |
269 |
| POSCO Co., Ltd. | 1237 |
262 |
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | 858 |
116 |
| Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | 2124 |
99 |
| ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG | 935 |
56 |
| POSCO | 2211 |
55 |
| NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corporation | 271 |
49 |
| Voestalpine Stahl GmbH | 325 |
36 |
| Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH | 159 |
31 |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | 251 |
30 |
| ThyssenKrupp AG | 3143 |
27 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) | 2892 |
25 |
| Outokumpu Oyj | 253 |
25 |
| Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation | 171 |
24 |
| Hyundai Steel Company | 337 |
23 |
| Aperam | 111 |
22 |
| Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V. | 292 |
22 |
| Aubert & Duval | 107 |
20 |
| Other owners | 1552 |