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B01D 35/00

Filtering devices having features not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00, or for applications not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00; Auxiliary devices for filtration; Filter housing constructions

Filing statistics

CPC B01D 35/00 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

15 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B01D 35/05 Floating filters
  • B01D 35/06 Filters making use of electricity or magnetism (ultrafiltration, microfiltration B01D61/14; electrodialysis, electro-osmosis B01D61/42; devices comprising filters and magnetic separators B03C1/30)
  • B01D 35/10 Brush filters
  • B01D 35/12 Devices for taking out of action one or more units of multi- unit filters, e.g. for regeneration
  • B01D 35/16 Cleaning-out devices
  • B01D 35/20 Vibrating the filters (regenerating filter material by vibrations in filters with stationary filtering elements B01D29/72; discharging the filter cake by vibrations in filters with moving filtering elements B01D33/54, B01D33/76)
  • B01D 35/22 Directing the mixture to be filtered on to the filters in a manner to clean the filters
  • B01D 35/24 Providing loose granular material to scratch the filters clean
  • B01D 35/26 Filters with built-in pumps
  • B01D 35/28 Strainers not provided for elsewhere

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,345
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 8,352
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,134
  4. LG CHEM KR 4,290
  5. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 3,444
  6. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,417
  7. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,195
  8. MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,822
  9. JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,802
  10. UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,737