B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  
SHAPING
 B22
CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
 B22C
FOUNDRY MOULDING (moulding refractory materials in general B28B)
 B22C

Note(s)

This subclass covers:

  • the making of moulds for casting metals or of other refractory moulds;
  • selection or preparation of materials therefor;
  • the necessary patterns, processes, machines, accessory devices or tools.


 B22D
CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES (shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; metallurgical processing, selection of substances to be added to metal C21, C22)
 B22D

Note(s)

In this subclass, any material to be cast is referred to as metal.


 B22F
WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER (processes or devices for granulating materials in general B01J 2/00; making ceramics by compacting or sintering C04B, e.g. C04B 35/64; for the production of metals as such, see class C22; reduction or decomposition of metal compounds in general C22B; making alloys by powder metallurgy C22C; electrolytic production of metal powder C25C 5/00)
 B22F

Note(s)

  1. In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated:
    • "metallic powder" covers powders containing a substantial proportion of non-metallic material;
    • "powder" includes somewhat larger particles which are worked, obtained or behave in a manner similar to powder, e.g. fibres.
  2. The production of metal powder is classified in this subclass insofar as the invention relates to the preparation of powder with specific physical characteristics. [3]