C23F

Non-mechanical removal of metallic material from surface

Official title: NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE (working metal by laser beams B23K26/00; desurfacing by applying flames B23K7/00; working of metal by electro-erosion B23H; producing decorative effects by removing surface material, e.g. by engraving, by etching, B44C1/22; electrolytic etching or polishing C25F); INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25

C23F (Non-mechanical removal of metallic material from surface) appears on 8,867 US grants and 7,209 published applications in this corpus.

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19761400
19771160
19781240
1979930
19801180
19811340
19821380
19831510
19841570
19851590
19861280
19871470
19881450
19891460
19901830
19911610
19921420
19931250
19941670
19951360
19961270
19971030
19981590
19991470
20001670
200117067
2002195218
2003210240
2004174274
2005131262
2006145293
2007127241
2008137233
2009111213
2010161227
2011187240
2012164240
2013203261
2014195318
2015237445
2016280398
2017266385
2018278385
2019325351
2020324347
2021269330
2022246283
2023237277
2024254257
2025197240
2026131184

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