C23C 2/003
Apparatus
Official title: {Apparatus}
C23C2/003 (Apparatus) appears on 495 US grants and 417 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C23C- Granted patents
- 495
- Published applications
- 417
- Assignees
- 223
- Inventors
- 1,165
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 19 |
| 2011 | 8 | 16 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 18 |
| 2014 | 15 | 22 |
| 2015 | 17 | 33 |
| 2016 | 22 | 15 |
| 2017 | 23 | 19 |
| 2018 | 13 | 23 |
| 2019 | 17 | 29 |
| 2020 | 18 | 19 |
| 2021 | 19 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 25 |
| 2023 | 21 | 17 |
| 2024 | 25 | 24 |
| 2025 | 17 | 11 |
| 2026 | 13 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C23C 2/0034Details related to elements immersed in bath257
- C23C 2/0038Characterised by the pre-treatment chambers located immediately upstream of the bath or249
- C23C 2/0035Means for continuously moving substrate through, into or out of the bath165
- C23C 2/0036Crucibles100
- C23C 2/0032Specially adapted for batch coating of substrate15
Recent patents
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- Stabilization apparatus for moderating vibrations and oscillations of a metal strip in motion9 Jun 2026US 12,649,967 B2Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA
- Control system for heavy metallic coating weight26 May 2026US 12,637,749 B2NV Bekaert SA
- Method of manufacturing a steel strip and coated steel sheet obtainable thereby12 May 2026US 12,624,407 B2Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V.
- Galvanized steel sheet, member, and methods for manufacturing them3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258531 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Method for heating steel sheet, method for producing coated steel sheet, direct fired furnace, and continuous hot-dip galvanizing facility3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258541 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Continuous annealing line, continuous annealing method, method of producing cold-rolled steel sheet, and method of producing coated or plated steel sheet30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218361 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- A hot dip coating device and a method of operating thereof9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193766 A1Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V.
- Liquid cooling of a strip running in a continuous line30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117356 A1Fives Stein
Most cited
By later US patents
- Monolithic jet column reactor pump113US 5,863,314 AAlphatech, Inc. · 1999
- Quick change conveyor roll sleeve assembly and method93US 8,915,830 B2Pyrotek, Inc. · 2014
- Galvanizing bath apparatus87US 8,475,594 B2Pyrotek, Inc. · 2013
- Quick change conveyor roll sleeve assembly and method71US 9,193,532 B2Pyrotek, Inc. · 2015
- Installation for the flame metalization of small pieces of steel or cast iron53US 5,152,953 A1992