USPC Class Details – HistoricIP

Description: 117 single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor / 117 single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor/(4) processes of growth from solid or gel state (e.g., solid phase recrystallization) (7) using heat (e.g., strain annealing)

Hierarchy/Derived subclasses

117 / 4	-> 7	-> 8
		-> 9
		-> 10

uspto searches

Patent Apps in 117/7

Granted Patents in 117/7

Use the links above or do an advanced search in ppubs for:
(117/7.ccls. or 117/8.ccls. or 117/9.ccls. or 117/10.ccls.)

This will show what classes derive from the input. Ex: entering 43/42.24 shows the derived classes and the search that can be used to find patents or patent applications in those subclasses.