B01F 25/45 Mixers in which the materials to be mixed are pressed together through orifices or interstitial spaces, e.g. between beads (B01F25/44 takes precedence)
Full Title
Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles (centrifugal mixers B04) > Static mixers (colloid-mills B02C; mixing valves F16K11/00) > Mixers in which the materials to be mixed are pressed together through orifices or interstitial spaces, e.g. between beads (B01F25/44 takes precedence)
Filing statistics
CPC B01F 25/45 belongs to the parent subclass B01F, which recorded 116,023 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,784 in 2013 to 12,676 in 2023 (+119%), peaking at 16,395 applications in 2018. 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
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Child Classifications
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- B01F 25/451 characterised by means for moving the materials to be mixed or the mixture
- B01F 25/452 characterised by elements provided with orifices or interstitial spaces
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