B01D 3/14 Fractional distillation
Full Title
Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping ( gas chromatography B01D15/08; destructive distillation C10B; preparation of alcoholic beverages by distillation C12H6/02) > Fractional distillation
Filing statistics
CPC B01D 3/14 belongs to the parent subclass B01D, which recorded 535,388 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 27,086 in 2013 to 52,287 in 2023 (+93%), peaking at 67,231 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B01 are SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) (10,345 applications), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (8,352 applications) and BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) (5,134 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B01D 3/16 Fractionating columns in which vapour bubbles through liquid (packing elements B01J19/30, B01J19/32)
- B01D 3/26 Fractionating columns in which vapour and liquid flow past each other, or in which the fluid is sprayed into the vapour, or in which a two-phase mixture is passed in one direction
- B01D 3/30 Fractionating columns with movable parts or in which centrifugal movement is caused
- B01D 3/32 Other features of fractionating columns
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,345
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 8,352
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,134
- LG CHEM KR 4,290
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 3,444
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,417
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,195
- MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,822
- JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,802
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,737