(under the class definition) Processes wherein a material which is capable of carrying an electric current is plastically shaped to form an article in which such electric current carrying function is utilized.
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171.1+, for processes of forming continuous or indefinite length stratified or layered articles around a strand-like or filament like preform.
272, for processes of encapsulating an electrical component in shaped material.
614+, for processes of forming electrical articles including the step of vitrification, sintering or firing of shaped inorganic preforms.
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72, Metal Deforming,
253.1+, for making a metal wire or filament by die-extruding it.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
47+, for processes of making electrical conductors of indefinite length not otherwise provided for, see (2) Note therein.
204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy,
291+, for electrodes for electrolytic apparatus made of plastic compositions.
252, Compositions,
500+, for compositions specialized for use as electrical conductors or emitters or electrical devices for such use defined solely in terms of the compositions of which they are composed.
373, Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces,
88+, for electrodes for arc furnaces which are formed from plastic materials. Subclasses 592.1+ of Class 29 constitute the generic place for making electrical devices, including electrodes, from metal and include processes which include a metal working operation.
419, Power Metallurgy Processes,
4, for processes of making filaments or fibers from metal containing powers by pressure and heat. 427, Coating Processes,
58+, for processes of forming electrical products by a coating operation.
445, Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing,
35+, 46+ and 60+ and the classes referred to in the notes thereto for other classes which provide for method an apparatus for making electrodes for electric lamp and electric space discharge devices.
