CPC Subgroup
B01D 46/66 Regeneration of the filtering material or filter elements inside the filter (B01D46/04, B01D46/48 take precedence)
Full Title
Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours (filtering elements B01D24/00-B01D35/00; filtering material B01D39/00; their regeneration outside the filters B01D41/00) > Regeneration of the filtering material or filter elements inside the filter (B01D46/04, B01D46/48 take precedence)
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B01D 46/68 by means acting on the cake side involving movement with regard to the filter elements
- B01D 46/69 by means acting on the cake side without movement with respect to the filter elements, e.g. fixed nozzles
- B01D 46/70 by acting counter-currently on the filtering surface, e.g. by flushing on the non-cake side of the filter
- B01D 46/74 by forces created by movement of the filter element
- B01D 46/79 by liquid process
- B01D 46/80 Chemical processes for the removal of the retained particles, e.g. by burning
- B01D 46/86 Cleaning the filter surface by interrupting suction so that the filter cake falls by gravity
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