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B01J

CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS

Description

B01J encompasses chemical and physical processes conducted on a laboratory or industrial scale, with particular emphasis on catalytic and colloid chemistry applications. This subclass covers reactors, reaction vessels, and apparatus designed for mixing, heating, cooling, and controlling conditions during chemical transformations, as well as methods for catalysis, heterogeneous reactions, and colloidal systems. The classification includes solid-liquid separation techniques relevant to process chemistry, such as filtration and centrifugation when integrated with chemical processing. B01J excludes apparatus solely dedicated to distillation (B01D), biochemical processes in dedicated bioreactors (C12M), and metallurgical processes (C22).

Filing statistics

CPC subclass B01J recorded 375,224 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 21,358 in 2013 to 35,413 in 2023 (+66%), peaking at 40,354 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

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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